Working visit of the institution’s specialists to seed farms in Khatlon region

Farmers in Khatlon region are effectively using this year’s favorable weather and are carefully caring for each plot of agricultural land in an effort to get the desired harvest.

Specialists of the State Institution “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” within the framework of the Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project this week monitored the progress of field work, crop growth and the actual condition of farm seed warehouses, which are used to store seeds, mineral fertilizers and pesticides.

Today farmers (beneficiaries of the project) are working hard to achieve abundant harvest, timely carry out agro-technical measures on cotton and other crop fields.

At present, the fields of grain crops (elite group wheat of varieties “Timiryazovka-150”, “Alikseich” and “Grom”) are completely cleaned of weeds and are growing well after the completion of fertilization.

Cotton seed fields have already sprouted, and farm workers collectively carried out inter-row processing and cultivation.

In addition, during the field work, specialists discussed with the heads of farms of cities and regions the issues of compliance with social and environmental standards set by the project and the World Bank, in particular, working conditions of employees, agrotechnical requirements and proper storage of crop seeds, mineral fertilizers and pesticides in warehouses. As part of the work meeting, recommendations were developed for each farm on the proper storage and use of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides in their warehouses.