Cotton Acreage to Decrease This Year
Baku / 05/01/19 / Turan: Sowing work on 100,000 hectares for cotton is coming to an end. The yield per hectare this year is projected to be higher than last year (17.5 quintals / ha). Inam Karimov, Minister of Agriculture, said this at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 30.In his opinion, the determination of the purchase price of raw cotton for 650 manat / ton in 2018 turned cotton production into a profitable occupation for farmers. However, he did not specify why in ...