BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan's first private external storage for agricultural products is under construction in the country's Dashoguz region, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan: Golden Age electronic newspaper.
The warehouse is designed for one-time storage of 350 tons of fruit and vegetables.
Thanks to state investments, the Dashoguz region has a developed infrastructure for storing the main types of agricultural crops grown here, such as cotton, wheat, rice.
The state provides targeted support for the development of the agricultural sector in Turkmenistan. In particular, the entire production infrastructure of the agro-industrial sector is being re-equipped and modernized, the chemical industry is developing, and modern tractors, combines, and other equipment are being purchased.
The country has created special agricultural land funds for growing agricultural products from arable land. Thus, land plots for up to 99 years are allocated from these funds for use by joint-stock companies, farmers, other legal entities and citizens of Turkmenistan.
Also, state purchase prices for wheat and cotton have been increased since 2019.
In addition, farmers, agricultural joint-stock companies and research institutes, farmers, private entrepreneurs and other agricultural producers can take advantage of preferential bank loans, including for the purchase of special equipment.
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