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Uzbekistan collects 3.35m tonnes of cotton

Uzbekistan collects 3.35m tonnes of cotton
Uzbekistan collects 3.35m tonnes of cotton
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Cotton growers of Uzbekistan collected over 3.35 million tonnes of crop and fulfilled their agreement liabilities with surplus. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov congratulated farmers with execution of the state orders on wheat, cotton, production of other agriculture products.

Uzbek President Islam Karimov said that the farmers collected 7.3 million tonnes of wheat, over 3.35 million tonnes of cotton and achieved successful results in silkworm breeding, cattle breeding, production of fruits and vegetables.

Islam Karimov said that the cotton was harvested in short period of time – 35-40 working days and 90% of yield was high sort cotton.

Farmers in Andijan, Bukhara, Khorezm, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Samarkand regions and Karakalpakstan were among the first, who executed the contractual obligations, he said.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said that farmers kept over 57% or 4.21 million tonnes of collected wheat in 2015.

Uzbek head underlined that the country spent 1.627 trillion soums in last seven years to improve conditions of 2.045 million hectares of land.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.