Potatoes for the 2022 harvest in all categories of farms in Uzbekistan are planted on 243,000 ha, which is 55% or 86,000 ha more than last year. Accordingly, the forecasted crop volume in 2022 is 4.1 million tons, which is 26% or 850,000 tons more than in 2021.
Potato planting areas by categories of potato producers and their growth compared to last year were distributed as follows:
- 153,000 ha (70,000 ha more) of land of farms and agricultural enterprises, of which 115 500 ha (65,000 ha more) on the main areas and 7 300 ha (4 400 ha more) in the aisles in orchards and vineyards;
- 90,000 ha (10,000 ha more) of small farmers and household plots.
Thus, out of the projected 2022 harvest of 4.1 million tons, 2.6 million tons will be produced by farms and agricultural enterprises and 1.5 million tons by small growers and household plots.
Source: east-fruit.com
