TURKESTAN: FARMERS OF THE SOZAK DISTRICT USE SPRINKLING TECHNOLOGY

The economic managers of the Sozak district of the Turkestan region were convinced of the effectiveness of sprinkler irrigation. Chairman of the peasant farm "Bolys ata" Rysmetov Sharipzhan sowed watermelons, alfalfa, corn on an area of 21 hectares and exports products to Russia. The sprinkler irrigation equipment was purchased for 9 million tenge, and half of the cost of the device is subsidized by the state.

"I bought the equipment in July. I am currently watering alfalfa with this method. At the same time, you effectively use water and get a rich harvest, " the peasant says. A lot of work is being done in the district to form a feed and food belt, and to introduce sprinkler irrigation. And at the seminar "Research and Production Center of Innovative Technologies", the effectiveness of the sprinkling method was explained. As a result, today the agrarians of the district are showing interest and mastering new technologies. Akim of the district Salykhan Polatov visited the Sozak rural district, where he met with the owners of farms that have introduced the sprinkling method.Currently, several peasant farms in the settlements of Sholakkorgan and Kumkent are also planning to introduce this technology.