Nethouses in Uzbekistan to solve the problem of export-quality cucumbers and tomatoes in summer
Fresh Tomato
Fresh Cucumber
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Uzbekistan
Published May 23, 2023
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EastFruit experts draw attention to the difficulty of growing tomatoes and cucumbers in Uzbekistan in the summer due to high air temperatures. At this time, many greenhouse complexes are forced to interrupt the production cycle, the export of products is sharply reduced, as well as its quality parameters. At the same time, high temperatures can completely dry cucumber and tomato in the open field. There is a solution to this problem, and we will talk about it tomorrow, May 23, in Tashkent during a unique event: the international conference "HortiTech: the latest digital technologies for fruit and vegetable business - opportunities for Uzbekistan."
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Registration for participation is still possible at this link. “It may seem paradoxical, but for supermarket chains in Uzbekistan, the hot summer period is more difficult in terms of purchasing greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes than the winter one. During this period, the quality of tomatoes and cucumbers supplied to the chain drops sharply, which leads, on the one hand, to an increase in the write-off of substandard products, and, on the other hand, to a sharp drop in its sales,” says Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Department of the Food and Agriculture United Nations organization (FAO). “The reasons for this phenomenon are extreme air temperatures in Uzbekistan during the summer, leading to the need to cool greenhouses, which is quite expensive. At the same time, cucumber and tomato from open ground appear on the market, which are cheap, although their quality is appropriate: due to sunburn, damage by pests and diseases, such products deteriorate very quickly. In ...
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