OREANDA-NEWS. July 28, 2010. The grain growers of Uzbekistan harvested about 7 million tons of crop, which is more than planned. President Islam Karimov congratulated the country’s farmers with the high result.

Compared to last year, 286,000 tons of grain more was harvested, with average crop capacity on irrigated lands comprising 51 centners per hectare. The crop was also very rich on dry land.

According to the Agriculture and Water Management Ministry, the increase in grain harvest has been made possible thanks to selecting grain breeds depending on the soil and climatic conditions of the regions. Besides, the grain growing techniques have also been improving from year to year.
A special attention in the country is given to developing high-yielding and disease-resistant grain types. The Uzbek scientists have created more than 10 high-yielding grain varieties over the recent years, including Chillaki, Zamin-1, Bobur, Dustlik, Andijon-1, Andijon-2, Andijon-4 and others.

There is still a lot of grain in the country’s fields, and the farmers are making everything possible to collect it without losses.