In the spring of 2022, the area under walnuts in Uzbekistan increased by 1.1 thousand hectares

Published 2022년 6월 6일

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Uzbekistan is planning to increase its walnut production and export. The country has 337.3 thousand hectares of orchards, with 18.7 thousand hectares dedicated to walnut plantations. The Ministry of Agriculture is cultivating various walnut varieties and has laid 10.1 thousand hectares of new plantations in 2021 and 1.1 thousand hectares in 2022. The yield is expected to increase from 8-10 tons per hectare to 10-11 tons due to innovative farming techniques and drip irrigation systems. In 2021, Uzbekistan exported 2.8 thousand tons of walnuts, earning $10.8 million, and in the first five months of 2022, the country exported 1.3 thousand tons worth $4.4 million to several countries.

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Walnut is grown in almost all regions of Uzbekistan. As of now, there are 337.3 thousand hectares of orchards in the republic, of which 18.7 thousand hectares are walnut plantations. Walnut growers plan to collect about 65.1 thousand tons of nuts from these orchards. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, walnut varieties such as Bostanlik, Thin-shell, Yubileiny, Shackle H-86, Chandler, Peschansky, Cogalniceanh, Codrene are grown in the country. To increase the production and export of walnuts in Uzbekistan, 10.1 thousand hectares of walnut plantations were laid in 2021, and 1.1 thousand hectares in the spring of 2022. Increasingly, in Uzbekistan, walnuts are grown in intensive orchards, which makes it possible to obtain higher yields of high-quality walnuts. See also: Horticulture in Uzbekistan: unused opportunities and unoccupied niches When planting and caring for walnut trees, they introduce innovative resource-saving technologies and drip ...

Source: Eastfruit