ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR GREENHOUSE FARMING

Few days ago, Members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan have held online conference dedicated to development of greenhouse farming, during which businessmen exchanged the practice with Turkish colleagues.

Selection of Turkish entrepreneurs as long-term business partners in this sphere is not occasional. Turkey occupies the second place in Europe after Netherland by the area of greenhouse farms. Hothouse farming received its development in 71 out of 81 Turkish provinces. Antalya, Izmir, Mugla, Aydyn and Adana Provinces occupy leading positions by production volumes. More than 90 percent of agricultural complex are occupied by hothouse farms.

In online conversation, Turkmen entrepreneurs have listened their colleagues from Antalya with special attention. Representatives of Turkish NASSAN have told about the greenhouses they produce. Despite traditional ones, NASSAN greenhouse complexes are more stale, durable and easy to assemble. All problems related to corrosion which may come during assembly or operation, are prevented owing to assembling system without welding. In addition, the company provides services for making greenhouses on ‘turn-key’ basis including automatic irrigation, climate control systems as well as consultation of specialists until planting of vegetation.

Turkmen entrepreneurs Nurmurad Gapurov and Vepa Akmyradov, who participated in online talks, expressed interest in combination of fair price and high technologies in Turkish production beside the above-mentioned advantages.

Representatives of various Turkish banks, Ministry of industry and trade of the country have answered many questions of Turkmen entrepreneurs. Man of them were interested in quality of greenhouses. Adaptability of Turkish production to local conditions is the main problem for national entrepreneurs. For the rest like in hardworking, diligence, wish to achieve the best results, Turkmen agricultural producers do not yield to other and they have proven it in practice.

For example, last year, entrepreneur Arslan Nurgeldiyev has supplied 70 tons of greenhouse vegetables to the markets of the country. His modern greenhouse complexes are the part of Watan Farming Association located Ak Bugday District, Ahal Region. Entrepreneurs of Mähriban Obam from Akýap Farming Association, Sakarchaga District, Mary Region have also achieved significant results. This year, they have delivered several tons of high-quality agricultural production to local markets as well as to markets of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Republic and Azerbaijan.

Current online conference was one of events planned by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs under fulfilment of assignments given by the President of the country Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Some time ago, opening greenhouse farms during his trip to Kaahka District, the President of the county has recommended the Union to establish online communications between leading agricultural producers both inside the country and abroad as well as to open centralized data base of all greenhouse farms in the Union. Today, the greenhouses built by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the country and provided with the latest technologies and water saving systems, are designated for production of more than 8,000 tons of vegetables per year.