Uzbekistan plans to raise the share of automated cotton harvesting to 70 per cent this year, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
The proportion of machine-harvested cotton is 52 per cent now.
It plans to acquire 800 cotton-picking machines, as well as 6,000 seeders, tractors and combines.
The country will seek $400 million from global financial institutions to back farmers in acquiring new equipment.
The proportion of machine-harvested cotton is 52 per cent now.
It plans to acquire 800 cotton-picking machines, as well as 6,000 seeders, tractors and combines.
The country will seek $400 million from global financial institutions to back farmers in acquiring new equipment.
