The Cotton Harvest Is in Full Swing in the Balkan Velayat

Farmers in Turkmenistan's Balkan velayat aim to harvest 16,000 tonnes of cotton from 13,000 hectares this year, and work on the new crop is proceeding at a steady pace. Specialists from the velayat's agricultural production organizations have organized the harvest since the start of the season. Tenant farmers, owners and landholders from daykhan farms in Gyzylarbat, Bereket and Magtymguly etraps are particularly dedicated to this work.

Machine operators and engineering and technical staff of the Balkanobahyzmat Production Association are working in several shifts with new high-performance harvesters bought from abroad, aiming to meet prescribed agrotechnical deadlines. Specialised maintenance teams work continuously, and mobile crews supplied with fuel, lubricants and spare parts travel to the fields.

Cotton is transported from the harvesters' hoppers to the reception points of the Balkanpagta Production Association in Gyzylarbat and Bereket etraps. Competitions among combine operators and truck drivers are also held, and leading performers are regularly rewarded by public organizations in the velayat.