A seminar was held with agricultural specialists

A seminar titled Crop Care and Irrigation in Dashoguz Velayat: Modern Approaches was held at the Turkmen Agricultural Institute. The event aimed to facilitate experience exchange and discuss solutions to current issues with agricultural specialists from Dashoguz Velayat regarding modern methods of agricultural crop care and efficient water use. This scientific event took place on June 11, 2025, in the conference hall and garden of the Educational and Experimental Farm of the Turkmen Agricultural Institute. It was attended by production specialists from of farmers associations, institutions, and enterprises in the Gorogly, Shabat, and Akdepe etraps of Dashoguz Velayat, as well as heads of farms and landowners. The seminar continued on June 13 for specialists from the agro-industrial complex of Boldumsaz, Koneurgench, and S.Turkmenbashi etraps of Dashoguz Velayat. This part of the event was held in the Grand Conference Hall of the Koneurgench etrap and on the cultivated fields of the etrap Agricultural Production Association.

The curriculum for the scientific seminar series was divided into three parts. The first two parts focused on theoretical methodology and were conducted in a classroom/auditorium setting. Third part, titled 'Field Training' comprised practical-methodological instruction organized across three areas. Specifically, during the field sessions, the operation of the following instruments was demonstrated in practical field conditions: soil salinity meters, soil density meters, soil moisture meters, ion meters (demonstrated by Alimuhammet Shukurov). Additionally, specialists were instructed on and shown the operation of: Thomson's hydrometric instrument, Cipoletti's hydrometric instrument, leveling instruments, the use and operating principle of a laser leveling instrument (explained by Nurmyrat Arazdurdyyev). At the end of the seminar, the overall results of the scientific seminar were summarized. Several specialists were invited to share their thoughts on the completed scientific and methodological training sessions. They noted that they had gained much valuable and interesting information during ic seminar.

The participants expressed their gratitude to the Scientific Department of the Turkmen Agricultural Institute, the organizing committee, and the lecturers who arranged this scientific seminar.

Following this, Babageldi Kurbanov, delivered a speech to summarize the scientific seminar. He emphasized that the scientific seminar achieved its objectives and proceeded in a highly organized and active manner. On behalf of the Scientific Department and the Rectorate of the Turkmen Agricultural Institute, he extended thanks to the lecturers and specialists who actively participated in the scientific seminar.

Atakov Shadurdy
Specialist of the scientific department of the Turkmen Agricultural Institute