The GEF Small Grants Programme

in Uzbekistan

Putting development into practice.

Drop by drop ... hectare by hectare ...

We present to you a project on drip irrigation technology in Namangan region, led by farmer Abdulvahid Boltaboyev. They then wrote in detail about the advantages of the technology and the success of the project. Now we are happy to share this news and give you a brief overview of how the “drop” is moving across the country and how many more acres of land to properly manage.

Since our last report on the trip to Namangan, the farmer has made great strides and expanded the geography of the technology being promoted. To date, the installation and commissioning of a DIS (drip irrigation system) in a 5-hectare orchard at the farm "Dilshod Qodir Kabul" in Yangikurgan district of Namangan region has been completed. On this farm, water is used from a well to irrigate the plot

Recently, on October 5, the installation work was completed and the Vodniki enterprise of the Pop Water Management Department of Namangan region's Pop district was commissioned to equip a 10-hectare orchard. The area is fed by gravity-fed water from a canal that runs through the Jidalisoy local reservoir.

The management of the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AGMK) reviewed the information on the Internet in the NKR and wrote a letter to Boltabayev asking him to assess the conditions and possibilities of setting up its production. Garden of NKR plant. Receiving the letter, Boltaboev arrived in Almalyk, got acquainted with the territory and conditions, and prepared a business proposal. At the same time, the management of AGMK instructed the Tashkent-based enterprise "Suvloykha" to carry out calculations and prepare a project document for the installation of a 17.8-hectare garden and a part of the lawn in front of the administration building belonging to Boltaboyev. AGMK.

In turn, Uzmetkombinat (Bekabad Metallurgical Combine) is preparing calculations and design documents for the installation of DIS on 76 hectares of intensive horticultural area of the plant after negotiations with Boltaboyev.

In Angren district of Tashkent region, design work is underway to install DIS in the area of 43 hectares of land belonging to the forestry enterprise "Angren", which is engaged in landscaping and propagation of seedlings for various purposes.

Based on the results of the work carried out in Yangikurgan and Pop districts of Namangan region, practical seminars will be held. The workshops are scheduled for the third decade of October after the cotton harvest. Our team is looking forward to participating in the seminars.

Thanks to the great work and dedication of the people, harmoniously developed gardens have been built in spite of the times, preserving the noble names of their creators and writing the history of the region. With the efforts of workers like Abdulvahid Boltaboyev, even a fairy tale about "legendary hanging gardens" can come true.

Good luck and success to your goal!
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