02.05.2018
The Head of the state got acquainted with activity of “Baraka meva sanoat service" LLC, operating in Chust district.
The company started to operate in 2015 from exporting nuts, raisins and capers. Now, it occupies 308 hectares of land, where corn, sunflowers, beans, seed potatoes and tomatoes in greenhouses are grown.
Currently, a project worth 9.6 billion soums is being implemented, under which it is planned to plant 160 hectares of high-yielding nuts and harvest 4.6 thousand tons of nuts per year. As a result, 15 people will be employed. It is planned to harvest nuts worth 40.2 billion soums, 70 percent of which will be exported.
Cultivation of crops of different varieties is being carried out on 17 acres of trial plot.
The great interest of the head of state was caused by the conducted experiment on harvesting potato seeds on the basis of hydroponics. The technology introduced by the young scientist Sherzod Toshpulatov, allows to obtain a yield of 6 times more compared to the traditional method.
The President instructed to develop a special decree on the development of potato seed production in Namangan region and ensure the supply of high-yielding seeds throughout the country.
There was also a presentation of projects on development in the field of fish farming, poultry, livestock and sericulture in 2018-2019, the organization of mulberry plantations, improvement of water supply of arid areas, planting of popular crops in the fields freed from cotton, further increase due to this export potential of the region.