Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev identified priority tasks for expanding the cultivation of products on land along the edges of fields.

The corresponding instruction was given at a meeting on agriculture on 23 March 2023. An inventory carried out by the Agency for Cadastre after that showed that about 60,000 hectares of land along the edges of the fields are not fully used. According to calculations, due to the effective use of these lands, an additional 337 thousand tons of products can be obtained.

It was noted that the Agency for the provision of services in agriculture would be responsible for organizing this work. For the development of land along the edges of the fields, agronomists will be involved on a seasonal basis. Research Institutes of Vegetable Growing, Melon Growing and Potato Growing and Horticulture, Viticulture and Winemaking named after Academician M. Mirzaev will cooperate with the agency.

About 100 billion soums will be allocated for seeds, seedlings, fertilizers and water supply for farming at the edges of the fields.

The issues of storage and processing of grown products are of great importance. In this regard, it was decided to allocate 50 billion soums for the purchase of drying and refrigeration equipment.

It is indicated that there are opportunities for breeding 600,000 birds and placing almost 300,000 bee hives along canals and drainage networks along the edges of the fields.

The current procedure allows farms to lease land for secondary lease only for a period of up to 1 year. Given that such trees as grapes, mulberries, poplars grow for many years, it is proposed to increase the lease term to 10 years.

The head of our state instructed to ensure the high-quality implementation of these measures.