The GEF Small Grants Programme

in Uzbekistan

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

The manufacturer of drip irrigation systems for our project in Namangan region, Abdulvohid Boltabaev, recently completed the installation and launched a drip irrigation system for an intensive garden of one of the farms in his region. Today, he and his team started installing systems and equipment on an area of 100 hectares of an intensive garden in the Navoi region.

This time he installs his equipment for irrigation of a young orchard, laid out on the subsidiary farm of one of the giants of the industry of Uzbekistan, the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NКMК). Young seedlings of apricot, sweet cherry, mountain plum and apple trees were planted in the garden with its "juicy" name "Nurata Orchard" this year.

It is gratifying to know that the "drop" hardly, but makes its way. After all, water is life, and it will always find its way. And every time it will be a new path!

Part of a young apple orchard, with irrigation pipes laid in rows.