This year 18, 3 thousand hectares will be sown under rice in Turkmenistan

April 10, 2021 | 20:38 |10894

During the current year 18, 3 thousand hectares of land are planned to be sown under this agricultural crop in two rice-growing regions of Turkmenistan. From this area it is planned to gather 82 thousand 400 tons of grain. From them Dashoguz region where rice paddies will occupy 8, 1 thousand hectares, should provide 35 thousand tons of rice, and Lebap province where 10,2 thousand hectares of land under rice , - 47 thousand 400 tons. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Turkmenistan will conclude contracts with producers of rice for this purpose.