Cost analyses of cotton production in Tajikistan
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Date
2020-10-06
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Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Abstract
As an agricultural country, in Tajikistan approximately ¾ of the population live in rural areas where agriculture remains the main activity. Tajikistan's agriculture sector accounts for the largest share of the country's economy and cotton ranks as the main product in the sector. Economically expensive, cotton also called "White Gold" is a product with great economic importance for the producing countries due to its widespread consumption and attributes to be used in several areas, as well as its capacities at creating added value and employment opportunities. Nowadays, cotton is produced almost all parts in Tajikistan. Annual production capacity turns arrouınd 386 508 tons of cotton in Tajikistan. The positive developments occured in the production system help to improve the socio – economic live of producers in the country. In this study, the production costs of cotton grown in Tajikistan's Khatlon Region were calculated. The results that obtained in cotton production shows Average productivity (as 2200kg / ha), gross production value is ($ 1232 / da), gross profit is ($ 664.42 / ha), and net profit is ($ 88.88 / ha).
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This study is a part of the master's thesis entitled “Economic Analysis of Cotton in Tajikistan” of Mukim Siamardov under supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sule Turhan.
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Cotton, Tajikistan, Economic, Cost
Citation
Turhan, Ş. ve Siamardov, M. (2020). ''Cost analyses of cotton production in Tajikistan''. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 14(41), 73-80.