Cotton fields in Syrdarya region to be reduced by 20,000 hectares

President said that the country should stop plant cotton in low yield fields. “Now we will plant cotton where it is profitable. If everything goes well, in two or three years we will stop selling cotton abroad. We organize modern enterprises, we will process at ourselves and produce finished products with added value,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

It was noted that 20,000 hectares of cotton fields will be reduced in Syrdarya region. The land will be used to produce garnets, grapes, chickpeas, rapeseed, soybeans, hot peppers and other popular crops.