President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Koson Farm field in the Kosоn District and got acquainted with the cultivation of wheat and cotton.
A 82-hectare farm 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 Uzbek soums.
For the earned money the farm purchased equipment and implemented the water-saving technologies.
«What is the driving force of a market economy? It is profit. The farmers should focus on boosting profit, as well. If there is profit, there will be development. To increase productivity, it is necessary to allocate the part of profit to science and new technologies», Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said.
Along the perimeter of grain and cotton fields of the farms, the grapes, mulberries and pumpkins are grown. The President has pointed out that this experience should be enhanced, and the horticultural produce should be grown on the empty plots around the clusters and farms.
One of the biggest problems in the agriculture of Kashkadarya Region is the lack of water. Therefore, the introduction of sprinkling and drip irrigation technologies is supported by the government.
23 hectares of wheat fields are irrigated with sprinkler irrigation at the Koson Farm. This year, sprinkling will be introduced at another 23 hectares of land and drip irrigation – at 30 hectares of cotton fields. As a result, 46 thousand cubic meters of water and 11 tons of mineral fertilizers will be saved.
The projects to improve the water use system were also discussed during the meeting. The President has underscored the need to establish public-private partnerships with clusters to supply their lands with water.
