Republican Scientific and Practical Seminar on the Topic “Methods to Increase Potato Yield in Foothill Areas Considering Changing Climate Conditions”
held in the Devashthich District of Sughd Region
The seminar was held in order to implement the directives of the Founder of Peace and National Unity, the Great Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, esteemed Emomali Rahmon. During his working visit to Sughd Region on July 12, 2025, while familiarizing himself with the experience of potato farmers in the Devashthich District and considering the anticipated factors, unprecedented climate changes, their negative consequences, as well as the necessity to create a two-year food reserve and the rational and efficient use of every inch of land, the Head of State called upon all the people of the country to take a responsible approach.
The seminar was organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, jointly with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, the Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shohtemur, and the executive authorities of Sughd Region and the districts of Devashthich and Kuhistoni Mastchoh.
The seminar was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, esteemed Ziyozoda Sulaimon; Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, esteemed Kurbon Hakimzoda; Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Salimzoda Salim; Chairman of the Food Security Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Faizullozoda Muhammadsaid; Deputy Chairman of Sughd Region, Fayzullo Kasimi; President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, Salimzoda Amonullo; Rector of the Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shohtemur, Mahmadyoerzoda Usmon; as well as representatives of agro-industrial complex structures of the republic, deputy chairmen of regions, chairmen of potato-growing districts, deputy chairmen of districts, heads of main departments, departments and divisions of agriculture, chairmen of jamoats, and potato-farming enterprises of cities and districts under republican subordination.
Participants of the seminar got acquainted with the experience of potato farming enterprises in the districts of Kuhistoni Mastchoh and Devashthich, which facilitates study and exchange of experience to improve work efficiency.
During the seminar, speeches were delivered by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Ziyozoda Sulaimon, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan Kurbon Hakimzoda, and Deputy Chairman of the Region Fayzullo Kasimi.
The President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, Salimzoda Amonullo, gave a report on “Current Issues and Priority Directions of Potato Seed Production and Storage in Tajikistan,” the Rector of the Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shohtemur, Mahmadyoerzoda Usmon, spoke on “Potato Cultivation Technology in Mountainous and Foothill Areas,” the Head of the Department of Land Reclamation, Reconstruction and Protection of the Tajik Agrarian University, Pulatov Shavkat, spoke on “Standards and Methods of Potato Irrigation Depending on the Region,” the Head of the Department of Plant Protection and Quarantine of the same university, Boboazizov D., presented on “Potato Diseases and Pests and Control Measures,” the Director of the Institute of Economics and System Research of Agricultural Development of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan, Pirizoda Jalil, spoke on “Economic Efficiency of Potato Production,” and chairmen of the districts of Devashthich, Kuhistoni Mastchoh, and Lakhsh — Jalilzoda Ashurali, Boboszoda Khayrullo, and Kholzoda Karomiddin — presented reports on “Contribution of Potato Growers of Devashthich, Kuhistoni Mastchoh and Lakhsh Districts to Potato Production.”
The goal of this seminar is the sustainable development of the potato-growing sector in the republic, increasing yield and further expanding potato production volumes, as well as improving soil fertility, exchanging experience, and ensuring one of the state’s primary goals — food security.
