DUSHANBE, 30.05.2020. (NIAT Khovar) – While on working trip to Khatlon Province, the Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon visited Danghara, where he officially opened the second line at Farm Teks (Pharm Textiles), which is engaged in producing medical materials, cosmetic products, and personal hygiene items.

Farm Teks produces personal hygiene items such as cotton pads, cotton swabs, napkins and other products.

The company can process 2,000 kilograms of cotton per day for the production of bleached cotton for surgical pads, gauze, and various types of sterilized bandages and adhesive plasters.

The company plans to expand its production by 2025 and create new jobs.

The opening ceremony for a Diagnostic and Treatment Center with a bathhouse, cafeteria and a universal sport field, followed next.

Following inspection of the new building, President Emomali Rahmon attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new office of the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT).

Exhibition of Agricultural Products organized by the local market Kayonush, which showcased local products and achievements in the agriculture sector was also visited by President Rahmon.

Since the beginning of this year, Khatlon Province farmers have produced 24,284 eggs, which is an increase compared to the same period last year.

More than 10 tonnes of meat and 1,504,500 eggs have been produced in Danghara by the  Rahmonjon trade cooperative poultry farms in past of four month of this year.

In 2019, 4,000 tonnes of agricultural products had been produced in the Danghara district, of which 500 tonnes had been exported abroad.

The total agricultural products in the region as of May 1 of this year amounted to 72.7 million somoni, which is 2.9 million somoni higher than in the same period last year.

Milk production also increased, reaching 92,276 tonnes.

In the first four months of this year meat production rose to 19,881 tonnes.

Grain production in an area of 125,500 hectares, has yielded 5500 kgs per hectare. Currently, re-sowing continues at all farms at an accelerated pace.

After touring the Exhibition of Agricultural Products, President Emomali Rahmon examined the 230 ha wheat-sown area in the Muhsinjon Cooperative-Based Seed Production and visited the Dusti village of Lolazor community, where he got acquainted with the process of creating gardens, vineyards and greenhouses at the Khuroson farm and attended the opening of the industrial enterprise Bio Tech.

The Khuroson farm was established in 2017. Of its 142 hectares of land, gardens make up 88 hectares.

Bio Tech is expected to produce verious types of juices from mulberry, grapes, apricots, cherries, hawthorn, rosehips, fennel, caper, chamomile, and oregano, per ancient Tajiks recipes.

It was created by a local businessman in cooperation with the Entrepreneurship Development Support Fund.

Concluding his trip, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with the local activists. Speaking at the meeting, he noted that the government pays special attention to the development of socio-economic spheres of all regions, including Khatlon Province — as one of the largest industrial and agricultural province and mobilizes all resources and opportunities to achieve the highest goal of the state — to ensure food security and, thus, increase the level and quality of life.

“At present, 31 public investment projects are being implemented in the areas of energy, transport, agriculture, education, healthcare, irrigation, the environment, water supply and other sectors worth $4 billion,”  he noted.

Over the past ten years, about 20 billion somoni has been allocated from all sources for the socio-economic development of the region, 80 percent of which came from the state budget.

As a result of the implementation of the planned measures the poverty rate in the region has reduced from 50.2% in 2009 to 32.7% in 2019.