President: Uzbekistan records rich crop of agriculture products in 2015
16/01/2016 09:35
President: Uzbekistan records rich crop of agriculture products in 2015
16/01/2016 09:35
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan has produced and harvested a rich crop of agricultural products of Uzbekistan, the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said at the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of last year.
Islam Karimov said that farmers of Uzbekistan harvested more than 7.5 million tonnes of grain and 3.35 million tonnes of cotton.
He said that the average yield of wheat in the country reached 55 centners per hectare, and in some areas it was 60-77 centners per hectare, which is a great achievement of the farmers.
President underlined that Uzbekistan produced 12.592 million tonnes of vegetables in 2015, including potatoes, 1.85 million tonnes of melons and gourds, 1.556 million tonnes of grapes and 2.731 million tonnes of fruits.
Islam Karimov said that it is necessary to deepen industrial processing of agriculture products and develop infrastructure of storage of fruits and vegetables.
He noted that Uzbekistan created and upgraded 230 enterprises in the industrial processing of agricultural products in 2015, as well as developed and modernized 114 new cold stores with a capacity of 77,800 tonnes.
Total storage capacity of fruits and vegetables in the country increased to 832,000 tonnes, which allows to provide fruits and vegetables to population for a year without interruption and sharp seasonal price spikes, expand their exports and ensure sustainable prices.
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