Crop Production in Central Asia

Central Asia includes four of the former Soviet republics: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and accounts for over 90 percent of cotton production in the former Soviet Union. Since precipitation in the agricultural regions is insufficient to support production of cotton or wheat, the regions major crops, agriculture relies heavily on irrigation water from the surrounding mountains.

• Current estimates of area, yield, and production of crops in the FSU.

• General overview of production practices in Central Asia, including planting and harvest dates, trends in sown area, and other information.

• AVHRR satellite image of Central Asia

• Crop-production area. (Map)

• Regional boundary maps identifying the administrative units in the Central Asian republics.

• Crop-area distribution maps for winter wheat and cotton.

• Area (Land-Use) tables for Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

For more information, contact Mark Lindeman with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division on (202) 690-0143.