Turkmenistan to organize coordinated structures for cotton harvesting

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recently ordered regional administrations to organize coordinated cooperation of structures related to the cotton harvesting and ensure promotion of agrotechnical activities.

Cotton is an important export item in Turkmenistan and is a highly demanded raw material for tens of businesses in dynamically developing textile industry.

Cotton Production of Turkmenistan and World Market international fair-exhibition and conference is annually held in Ashgabat.

The event is held with participation of Water and Agriculture Ministry, State Commodity Exchange and Trade Industrial Chamber of Turkmenistan.

In 2017, Turkmen farmers harvested and supplied more than 1.1 million tons of cotton. Cotton planting in Turkmenistan usually begins in the late March. Total cultivated area in Turkmenistan exceeds 500,000 hectares.

Recent Posts

Brugnoli, Lycra and Pissei launch bio-based cycling fabric

Brugnoli has partnered with The Lycra Company and Pissei to introduce PaceSetter showcasing the use of bio-based materials in high-performance…

11 hours ago

SITRA, TTRI sign MoU to advance textile research

SITRA and TTRI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen research and technical cooperation in textile innovation and technology…

11 hours ago

Primark joins Denim Deal to expand push for recycled cotton jeans

Primark has joined Denim Deal, strengthening the initiative’s efforts to scale the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) cotton in denim…

11 hours ago

Japanese researchers simplify dye method for polyester recycling

Researchers at the University of Fukui have developed a method that could simplify the recycling of coloured polyester textiles by…

5 days ago

Researcher proposes rice husk-based solution for wastewater treatment

Sabrina Mostafa has highlighted rice husk as a low-cost alternative to conventional decolouring agents for textile wastewater treatment in Bangladesh.

5 days ago

Algae-based black pigment named among TIME’s best inventions

Living Ink Technologies has been named among TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2026 in the Sustainability category for its Algae…

6 days ago