Another agricultural campaign, the Mung bean harvesting, is in the heat in Dashoguz Region. More than 130 tons of bean crop, which production as important element of rational crop rotation was expanded on wide scale in the region, have been delivered to reception facilities of Daşoguzgallaönümleri Production Association located all over the region.
Consuming little water and supporting improvement of soil fertility, the Mung beans were planted at 3,700 hectares mainly as intermediary crop after wheat harvesting. The biggest fields for this crop have been allocated in Akdepe and Kunyaurgench Districts as well as in S. Turkmenbashy district.
Together with numerous farming associations, private structures are actively involved in the harvest. The mung beans collected from the fields undergo strict quality test in specialized labs.
Farmers of Dashoguz Region has planned to collect more than 5,500 tons of Mung beans from the fields this year. In addition to the mung beans, fields for beans and sesame have been increased, which would allow satisfying population’s demand on quality food products and by this, making input to the provision of food abundance.