BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 15. The area of land sown with winter wheat in the Balkan region in the south of Turkmenistan has been published, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
According to the information, 50,000 hectares of land have been sown in the region this year, from which 80,000 tons of winter wheat are planned to be harvested.
In general, 690,000 hectares of land were sown throughout the country this year, from which 1.4 million tons of winter wheat are planned to be harvested.
Turkmenistan provides targeted support to the development of the agricultural sector. In particular, the entire production infrastructure of the agro-industrial complex is being re-equipped and modernized, the chemical industry is developing, modern tractors, combines and other machineries are being purchased.
Agriculture in Turkmenistan is one of the most important branches of the economy.
The main types of agricultural crops grown on the territory of Turkmenistan are wheat, cotton, rice, sugar beet, fodder, vegetable, melon, fruit, and berry crops.