Uzbekistan: Increase in fruit in veg production
Area increased by 7.6 thousand Hectares.
In order to expand the technical facilities for storing fruit and vegetables, 22 new coldstores with a capacity of 6.3 thousand tons were installed and 3 with a capacity of 2000 tons were renovated.
In the first half of 2012, 983.8 thousand tons of potatoes were produced (which is 12.5% more, than in 2011), 120.9 thousand tons of gourds (12.2% more), 642.8 tons of fruits and berries.
Source: russelhoz.ru