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President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov: increase in food abundance on the basis of their own production - the main task of agriculturists
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President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov: increase in food abundance on the basis of their own production - the main task of agriculturists
Published 19.08.2021
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One of the priorities of the state policy pursued by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is an intensive development of agro-industrial complex, which is directly is connected with maintenance of food abundance, expansion of export possibilities of national economy in the country. In this sphere the large scale transformations directed to increase of efficiency of agriculture, increase in the volume of output of various agricultural products is successfully carried out.

Among topical areas of work the head of the state defined increase in fertility of soil and productivity of agricultural crops, seed-growing perfection, and introduction in the branch of digital system. Concrete commissions were given to the management of agro-industrial complex and regions concerning the further optimisation of the areas under crops which are sown with grain crops and cotton, attraction of investments into industrial projects and allocation of lands necessary for it.

This year marked with the glorious date - the 30th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan, grain-growers have successfully fulfilled their production plans, having gathered for granaries of the state more than 1 million 400 thousand tons of grain. Now preparation for sowing of winter grains which will be sown on the area of 690 thousand hectares is conducted.

One more important agricultural campaign – cotton harvesting comes closer. In the country under cotton are 620 thousand hectares of land. As a whole it is planned to prepare 1 million 250 thousand tons of "white gold», including in Akhal region - 280 thousand tons, Balkan region - 10 thousand tons, Dashoguz region - 275 thousand tons, Lebap region - 320 thousand tons, Mary region - 365 thousand tons.

Considerable financial assets, according to Resolutions of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, are allocated for updating of technical park of agro-industrial complex which is replenished with tractors, combines, dredges, bulldozers, other cars and the equipment of the latest technologies from leading world manufacturers of agricultural machinery, including from the USA, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea.

The good harvest basis is provided also with use of high-quality species of agricultural crops steady against illnesses and pests, adapted to local is soil-environmental conditions.

In this the contribution of Turkmen scientists-agriculturists, employees of the research centres at agricultural high schools whose tasks include selection and seed-growing work, perfection agricultural technicians of cultivation of various cultures is weighty.

In this season silkworm breeders of the country have successfully coped with their production plans for preparation of cocoons of silkworm, having produced more than 2 thousand 100 tons of valuable raw materials for textile industry.

Effective steps were undertaken with a view of agriculture diversification. Besides grain growing and cotton growing today in the country animal industries, poultry farming, vegetable growing, gardening, wine growing, melon growing, beekeeping and other kinds of agrarian business actively develops.

In March President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the solemn ceremony of opening of the hothouse complex erected in Kaka district by economic society «Oguz ýolу». By means of digital system the leader of the nation also gave his blessing to the commissioning of five more new hothouses constructed in Kaka and Ak bugday districts of Akhal region, in the city of Turkmenbashi of Balkan region , in Gorogly district of Dashoguz region , Charjev district of Lebap region and Sakarchage district of Mary region.

Stage-by-stage privatisation of cattle-breeding economy, premises of farms together with cattle, sheep, camels, poultry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of is also carried out.

Among especially significant events of this year - commissioning of a new water reservoir in Bereket district of Balkan region, intended for Karakum-river water delivery to agricultural fields of the western region of the country. The capacity of the hydraulic engineering complex constructed by production association "Garagumderýagurluşyk" of the State Committee for Water Management makes up 18 million cubic metres.

Possessing the rich water use wide experience in arid zone, Turkmenistan takes a lead in scientific researches in this sphere, calling other states for so rational use of water resources.

As vivid example for it one can site the Turkmen lake «altyn asyr» built in the Kara Kum that has allowed improving radically ameliorative condition of farmland in all regions, to solve many problems connected with salinity of soils, bogging and drought. This unprecedented large scale project has huge value for all Central Asia. Its realisation not only opens qualitatively new possibilities and horizons for development rural and water management of our country, but also will well affect the ecology of the entire region.

In January this year the head of the state signed the resolution according to which the Concept of the National program on the Aral was confirmed, and also the Interdepartmental commission on development of the National program of Turkmenistan on the Aral for 2021-2025 was created.

The important place in the state nature protection policy is given to the National forest program in which realisation almost all population of the country is involved. National actions on the planting of trees, starting spring and autumn tree planting campaigns became an established tradition.

In June President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov confirmed the National forest program of Turkmenistan for 2021-2025 and the Plan of actions on its realisation. The given document was prepared with the account of natural and climatic features of our country with a view of further expansion of the areas of forest zones, the state registration of wood fund, and also fulfilment of the tasks designated in the National strategy of Turkmenistan on climate change.

At the same time for years of implementation of the «National program of the President of Turkmenistan on transformation of social conditions of population of villages, settlements, cities of districts, and district centres for the period till 2020» in the new education gave a powerful impulse to development of not only industrial, but also social sphere.

Thanks to the building of establishments of public health services answering to the international standards, kindergartens and schools, cultural centres, objects of engineering infrastructure, the quality of health services and education has considerably raised, the life standards of countrymen grows , thousand families have celebrated house warming parties in comfortable houses. By the level and quality of life the village comes close to urban areas more and more.

The program of social and economic development of the country for 2025 provides creation of new capacities of agro-processing industry. As a whole all it will promote the successful solution of tasks on increase in commodity abundance in home market for the account of production of our own manufacture and its export put by the leader of the nation Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

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