BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. More than 2,300 tons of silkworm cocoons have been collected throughout Turkmenistan this season, Trend reports.
According to the official source of Turkmenistan, this was stated by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on June 2 this year.
During the meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Annageldi Yazmyradow, who oversees the agro-industrial complex, reported to the president that the country's silk growers had successfully fulfilled their contractual obligations for the production of this product.
He also reported on the large-scale measures being taken in the country to protect the environment and solve urgent problems in the field of ecology.
Meanwhile, about 2,300 tons of silkworm cocoons were collected throughout Turkmenistan last year, which indicates that the production indicators of this sector have not changed over the year.