The GEF Small Grants Programme

in Uzbekistan

Seminar in Akhangaran on zero technology

A very interesting story - for the first time in our practice, farmers gathered themselves, asked us to come and tell about zero technology. We read our notes on zero-seeding technology, called and asked to come. We asked Aziz Nurbekov, Chief Conservation Agriculture Specialist who works for FAO in Uzbekistan, to prepare a lecture and talk about the technology.

Everything went great. The farmers are interested. In this area, two farmers were selected for the zero project, both women. And at the workshop itself, out of 30 people, 9 were women farmers. Even the correspondent of the local Akhangaran newspaper came and took an interview. Will write a short article about the event and technology. Very good.