ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, September 1. The 'Mekan' farming association of the Danew district of the Lebap region of Turkmenistan plans to harvest more than 4,290 tons of cotton this season, Trend reports.
According to official data, the farming association has sown 1,279 hectares of land with cotton this season.
At the moment, 11 groups of tenants for farms are preparing for organized cotton harvesting.
Furthermore, in previous years, the farmers' association collected an average of 4 through 4.5 tons per hectare of cotton field.
Meanwhile, farmers of the Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary regions will start the cotton harvest season on September 9, and farmers of Dashoguz region, located in the north of Turkmenistan, due to local soil and climatic conditions, will join them later - on September 15.