Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the field of the Koson farm in Kasan district and got acquainted with the development of wheat and cotton.

The farm with an area of82 hectares specializes in growing these two crops. Last year, more than 41 centners of cotton and 70 centners of grain were harvested from each hectare. The income amounted to 357 million soums.

Due to this, the economy purchased equipment, introduced water-saving technologies.

- What is the driving force behind a market economy? Profit. Farmers should also think about increasing profits. Where there is profit, there will be development. To increase productivity, part of the profit should be directed to science and new technologies, Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

Along the perimeter of the grain and cotton fields of the farm, grapes, mulberries and pumpkins are grown. The President pointed out that this experience needs to be expanded, fruits and vegetables should be grown on empty plots around clusters and farms.

One of the biggest problems in the agriculture of Kashkadarya is the lack of water. Therefore, the introduction of sprinkling and drip irrigation technologies is supported by the state. 

In the Koson farm, 23 hectares of wheat fields are irrigated by sprinkling. This year, sprinkling will be introduced on another 23 hectares, and drip irrigation will be introduced on 30 hectares of cotton fields. As a result, 46 thousand cubic meters of water and 11 tons of mineral fertilizers will be saved.

Projects to improve the water use system were also discussed here. The head of state stressed the need to establish public-private partnerships with clusters to provide water to their lands.