Over the first six months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms in Tajikistan has been more than 13 billion somonis (in current prices), according to the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan (MoA).
An official source within a MoA says that in January-June this year, all categories of farms have produced more than 1,145 tons of fishes (26.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year), 576.1 million pieces of eggs (24.5 percent increase), 116,300 tons of fruits (12.1 percent increase), 2,400 tons of grapes (11.2-percent increase), more than 283,000 tons of watermelons and melons (7.6-percent increase), 20,300 tons of chicken meat (11.5-percent increase), and 688,000 tons of grain (5.9 percent more than in the same period last year.
According to the source, the growth in production of other agricultural goods over the same six-month period has been from 2.0 percent to 5.0 percent.
Meanwhile, production of cocoons and honey over first six months of this year has fallen 13.9 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively.
In January-June this year, Tajik farmers have reportedly produced 378 tons of cocoons and 607 tons of honey, the source added.
