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Azerbaijan to increase cotton production to 500,000 tonne by 2022

Azerbaijan with its favorable climate and soil is an ideal place for development of the cotton industry. The state aims to increase its cotton production up to 500,000 ton by 2022 from the current 260,000 ton. Azerbaijan is making every effort to develop the cotton industry and make it more productive. It has planted 132,000 hectare of cotton this year, which will be increased to 100,000 hectare.

The country, till date, has harvested 215, 000 tons of cotton. This year the average yield is 16 cent per hectare, which exceeds last year’s figure. Next year it plans to increase the yield. Its cotton production is mostly concentrated in Saatli, Bilasuvar, Barda, Aghjabadi and Sabirabad.

Azerbaijan, in early 2017, approved the State Program for 2017-2022 with an aim of strengthening measures directed at developing this sphere. The purpose of the State Program is to develop cotton growing, increase export potential in this sphere, ensure employment of the rural population and increase the production.

 

 
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