The Tajik Ministry of Agriculture appealed to journalists soliciting for a closer cooperation. “The Ministry is ready to react and take decisive measures after critical and analytical publications,” – said Narzullo Dadabaev, head of the Ministry’s press service.

The Minister of Agriculture, Kosim Kosimov also considers that the media should participate in the resolution of problems in agriculture.

The Minister has recently signed an order, which, in particular, says the following: “Heads of jurisdictional units, enterprises and organizations, i.e. subordinates to the Ministry must take decisive measures in response to analytical and critical publications in both domestic and foreign media”. The order also obliges agricultural officials to present reports on these measures to the Ministry.

For the time being, there are 46 jurisdictional units under the Ministry, including the state unitary enterprises, administrative units, etc. Seventy three percent of the population reside in rural areas; about 700 thousand people are employed in the agricultural sector.

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