Continuing his trip to the Syrdarya region, the head of state visited on October 13 the Nurafshon Orzu Bustoni farm in the Akaltyn district, and evaluated the cotton harvest.
The breakthrough of the Sardoba reservoir caused great damage to agricultural works. In particular, about 20 thousand hectares of sown lands in Sardoba, Mirzaabad and Akaltyn districts ended up under water.
To preserve the crops, water was pumped out with portable pumps, then cultivation and plowing of the land were carried out. Where this was not possible, the fields were cleared out and sown again. It was thanks to this hard work that the cotton crop was grown.
The Nurafshon Orzu Bustoni farm is a partner of the Okoltin APK cotton and textile cluster.
The President talked with cluster leaders and farmers. The importance of creating a value chain by processing cotton and converting crudes into a finished product was emphasized during the conversation.
“Cluster and material incentive are the future of agriculture in Uzbekistan. This industry will not be able to be competitive without the introduction of science and innovation,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev pointed out.
The head of our state was briefed on projects to be implemented by this cluster in 2021-2022. In particular, in the Akaltyn district, it is planned to realize projects for the processing of 30 thousand tons of cotton seeds and 50 thousand tons of grain per year at a cost of $ 4 and 5.8 million, respectively.
