On May 24 of the current year, an International Scientific and Practical Seminar on the topic “Development of Agricultural Sectors under Climate Change Conditions” was held in the city of Khujand, Sughd Region.
The seminar was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Sulaimon Ziyozoda, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Kurbon Hakimzoda, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Honorable Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, scientists and specialists from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, the Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shotemur, representatives of executive authorities of Sughd Region, farmers, and farm managers.
In the practical part of the seminar, participants visited experimental plots of foreign wheat varieties at the Sughd branch of the Institute of Agriculture, cultivation plots of the “Nodir” and “Davr” wheat varieties at the “Somgor” base of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, and the Agency for Special Material Support under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in the B. Gafurov district, as well as the establishment of an intensive orchard at the State Institution “Garden of National Unity” in Sughd Region.
The theoretical part of the seminar was officially opened with keynote speeches by the Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Sulaimon Ziyozoda, the Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan, Kurbon Hakimzoda, and the Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov.
During the seminar, scientists and specialists from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan presented reports on topics including “Modern Technologies for Winter Wheat Cultivation in Tajikistan,” “Technology for Establishing Intensive and Super-Intensive Orchards in Tajikistan,” “Features of Vegetable Cultivation in Innovative Greenhouses,” “Poultry Farming in Tajikistan,” “Scientific Support, Effective Development, and Processing of Products,” “Animal Husbandry, Breeding Features, and Prospects for Sector Development,” and other relevant issues.
At the conclusion of the seminar, the parties expressed their interest in expanding cooperation in the fields of science and production.
