A meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan was held
On July 16 of this year, a meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Kurbon Hakimzoda. The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of the Agro-Industrial Complex, Safarov Mirali; President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, Salimzoda A.F.; Rector of the Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shohtemur, Mahmadёrzoda U.M.; the First Deputy Minister and Deputy Ministers; heads of departments, divisions, and sectors of the Ministry’s central office; representatives of the State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy of the Republic of Tajikistan; the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan; the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan; deputies of chairmen of cities and districts under republican subordination; the Main Directorate of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Sughd and Khatlon provinces, cities and districts under republican subordination; and heads of subordinate institutions and organizations of the ministry.
The meeting was opened by the Minister of Agriculture, respected Kurbon Hakimzoda.
First, a report by the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Asozoda Nurali, on the results of the Ministry of Agriculture’s activities in the first half of 2025 was heard.
In particular, it was noted that the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, aiming to ensure the country’s food security, operates based on the tasks derived from the Message of the Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Emomali Rahmon, to the Supreme Assembly of the country, official visits of the Head of State to the regions of the republic, decrees and orders of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, instructions of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, sectoral strategies, concepts, and programs. During the reporting period, significant results were achieved in implementing agrarian policies, ensuring the consumer market of the country with domestically produced products, including in crop production, livestock breeding, and other agricultural production sectors.
According to statistical data, in the first half of 2025, the volume of agricultural production in all forms of farming across the republic amounted to 23,853.8 million somoni, which is 9.7% or 2,109.7 million somoni more than in the same period last year, with growth rates increasing by 0.1 percentage points compared to the same period in 2024. Of this, crop production amounted to 15,891.3 million somoni and livestock production to 7,962.5 million somoni, which is 9.0% (1,306.5 million somoni) and 11.2% (803.2 million somoni) higher, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
In the total volume of agricultural production, the share of collective and dehkan farms is 54.1%, and the share of the personal subsidiary plots of the population is 45.9%.
According to statistical data as of July 1, 2025, the production of grain amounted to 679,065 tons, potatoes to 267,929 tons, vegetables to 1,217,009 tons, melons to 590,881 tons, fruits to 297,731 tons, grapes to 3,738 tons, and livestock feed to 496,962 tons, which compared to the same period last year is an increase of 819 tons (100.3%) for potatoes, 177,916 tons (143.1%) for melons, 72,905 tons (132.4%) for fruits, 1,034 tons (138.2%) for grapes, and 43,903 tons (109.7%) for livestock feed.
Reports from heads of subordinate institutions and organizations of the ministry, chiefs of the main agricultural departments of GBAO, Sughd and Khatlon provinces, and agricultural divisions of cities and districts under republican subordination were also heard.
The ministry’s collegium instructed the responsible persons to ensure unconditional implementation of the directives of the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Emomali Rahmon, given at Government meetings and during meetings with leaders and activists on official visits, as well as to intensify further activities, ensure the rational use of land and water, fulfill sowing area plans, observe agrotechnical measures, increase yields, and address other sector-related issues.