Uzbekistan farmers learn soil-saving no-till farming
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Researchers and agricultural specialists in Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya region received training in No-Till farming techniques through the FOLUR-Uzbekistan project, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Global Environment Facility.
The training, held at the Southern Research Institute of Agriculture in Qarshi, focused on minimizing soil disturbance, keeping crop residues, rotating crops, and using water efficiently. These twenty specialists will now teach farmers and create field schools to spread this knowledge.
The project also demonstrated the technology at the Juvli bobo ugli Bakhtiyor farm in the Qamashi district, planting Nushkent wheat across 40 hectares without plowing the field. Instead of tilling the soil, they used a specialized seeder to plant seeds directly into straw and plant residue from the prior harvest. No-Till technology aims to preserve soil moisture, reduce erosion, and lower costs for farmers.
Project specialists will monitor the wheat crop’s growth throughout the season to evaluate the success of the new method.
