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About 60,000 tons of cotton harvested in Tajikistan

21 September 2018 13:38 (UTC+04:00)
About 60,000 tons of cotton harvested in Tajikistan

By Kamila Aliyeva

About 60,000 tons of cotton was harvested in Tajikistan as of September 18 from the beginning of cotton harvest season, Tajik media outlets reported.

"Cotton harvesting in Tajikistan began in late August in the southern regions of the republic,” the press center of the Tajik Agriculture Ministry reported.

The cotton growers of Khatlon region as of September 18 collected 45,759 tons of cotton, which is 18.3 percent of the forecast figure for the current year.

In Sughd region and districts of republican subordination, 12,404 tons (12.5 percent) and 1,250 tons (1.8 percent) were collected respectively.

Since the beginning of the cotton harvest season, as of September 18, 59,413 tons of cotton or 16.2 percent of the planned amount has been harvested.

As many as ​​185,817 hectares of land was allocated in Tajikistan for the cultivation of cotton this year. Specialists of the industry noted that the decision to increase cotton crops was made by the government of the country in connection with the growth of market needs. Thus, cotton fields were expanded at the expense of grain and fodder crop areas.

In 2017, Tajik farmers managed to meet the Agriculture Ministry's forecast for the first time over the past several years. Thus in 2017, 380,000 of cotton was harvested in Tajikistan, 5.2 percent more than in 2016.

Until the middle of the 2000s, cotton was considered one of the two main export goods of Tajikistan (along with aluminum). In the 1980s, about 800,000 tons of cotton was harvested annually in Soviet Tajikistan.

At the same time, most of the cotton fiber produced in the country is exported as raw materials. The processing of these products within the country is insignificant.

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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva

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