The head of state got acquainted with the process of creating an intensive garden in the Bobojon Gafurov district
On March 29, the working visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, to the Sughd region began in the village of Ovchikalacha, Bobojon Gafurov district.
In the village of Ovchikalacha, the Head of State, in the name of prosperity and fertility, planted fruit trees in the intensive garden of the branch of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan in the Sughd region and encouraged residents of the region, scientists and agricultural workers to intensify greening activities.
The intensive garden, occupying a total of 20 hectares, was created mainly on the site of old apricot orchards that had not borne fruit for more than 30 years.
Of this figure, 10 hectares are apple and cherry orchards, another 10 hectares are peach and quince orchards. Drip irrigation has been installed in the gardens built for the purpose of growing seedlings.
During the conversation with scientists, businessmen and other workers in the agricultural sector, it was emphasized that when creating gardens, more attention should be paid to the correct choice of location for growing plants and increasing the area of gardens, the fruits of which are oriented towards export.
According to the data, the branch has 564 hectares of agricultural land, of which about 400 hectares of gardens and more than 80 hectares of vineyards are the result of many years of work by scientists of this scientific institution.
Scientists and employees of the branch of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan in Sughd region also created an intensive garden on an area of 4 hectares in 2014. The remaining gardens and vineyards are traditional, their results are significant for the application of scientific achievements and best practices in production.
According to scientists, intensive gardens are more economically advantageous than traditional gardens, they have been practiced in the country for many years and yield a harvest for three to four years.
The land between the rows of gardens is also used effectively and rationally. In other words, before the period of ripening of the fruits of the trees, various types of agricultural crops are grown in the rows between them.
In the first year, scientists from the branch of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan in the Sughd region planted onions between the rows of the new intensive garden on an area of 6 hectares, carrots on 4 hectares and watermelons under film on 2 hectares. At the same time, onions-anzur are grown on a small area for experiments.
To obtain fertile seeds of carrots and tomatoes, these two types of crops are also grown in separate areas. From sowing to harvesting, the characteristics of the crop are fully studied.
Scientists of the branch are strengthening research activities in priority areas of agriculture, including horticulture, viticulture, vegetable growing and potato growing.
It was reported that during this time, the branch of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan in the Sughd region received 12 copyright certificates for the creation of 8 varieties of apricots, one variety of carrots and one variety of grapes.
Two varieties of apricots, 3 varieties of grapes, two varieties of anzura onions and one type of onion, created by scientists of the branch, are being tested at the same time.
The head of state, the respected Emomali Rahmon, during his acquaintance with the agricultural potential of this area, called the initiative of the responsible persons of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan to restore old orchards important and timely.
It should be noted that every year in the Sughd region, within the framework of the implementation of state programs, new orchards and vineyards are built, and the timely implementation of agrotechnical measures increases the volume of fruit production.
The total area of gardens in all sectors of the region’s economy is more than 70 thousand hectares, of which about 60 thousand hectares are fertile.
The region’s farmers are showing great interest in creating intensive and super-intensive gardens. As a result, out of the total area of gardens planted, almost 1000 hectares are intensive and super-intensive gardens.
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