President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited an agri-industrial garden located in Chimyon mahalla, Bostanlyk district.

Bostanlyk is rich in water and fertile land. This creates opportunities for the harmonious development of the tourism and agriculture sectors. In particular, an area of 3,000 hectares in Chimyon mahalla is being cultivated for raspberries, black currants, strawberries, and hazelnuts.

The total cost of the project exceeds $60 million. These funds will help develop gardens, build enterprises in fruit processing, and construct extensive storage facilities. Already now, export varieties of raspberries and strawberries are planted on 50 hectares, which are fully ensured with drip irrigation. Revenue from 400 million UZS is expected from each hectare of the raspberry, up to 500 million UZS from the strawberry. 

After the project’s full completion, it’s planned to cultivate around 24 thousand tons of product per year, a significant part of which will be hazelnut and berries, which will be sent for export. Most importantly, over 12 thousand jobs will be created in the gardens.

The Head of State, having supported the project, underscored the necessity to develop processing. For this, a modern approach is required – from varieties’ selection and land cultivation to the collection and sorting of fruit. This will ensure high quality and competitiveness of the products, and strengthen the positions in export markets. With the development of gardens and new enterprises and relevant services around them, people can work locally without travelling too far. This will become an additional source of income for them and an incentive for the region’s developing economy. 

The President also instructed to study the opportunities of other foothill and pasture territories for organizing similar gardens.

“This garden shows the hard work and love that have been put into it. The primary outcome is the income and benefits provided to the people. Moreover, these indicators are many times higher than those for traditional crops. Therefore, it is necessary to teach more people how to grow and earn income from berry crops”, Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted.

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