Area of citrus orchards expands in Astara

11:37 - 19.05.2021


May 19, Fineko/abc.az. Citrus orchards with total area of 40 hectares have been laid in settlement Arkivan of Astara district.

ABC.AZ reports that currently, Japanese mandarin varieties ‘Miagawa’ are grown on the farm with the participation of Turkish specialists on 10 hectares using the latest methods.

In addition, the district has a slurry mill with daily capacity of 40 tons, a sludge area is 34 hectares.

According to the new rules, provision of lump-sum subsidies in the amount of 11,000 manats is planned for each hectare of intensive lemon orchards to be laid in 2021 and 9,000 manats for orange and tangerine orchards.

 

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