🌾 Stable soil is the key to a good harvest

In Tajikistan, soil fertility is declining due to the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and monotonous crops.

✅ What to do:
– Practice crop rotation—alternate cotton, cereals, and legumes;
– Use organic fertilizers (manure, compost);
– Plant soil-building plants.

🌱 This keeps the soil vibrant and increases yields without harming the environment.

💧 Rational use of water

In Tajikistan's agriculture, up to 70% of water is wasted.

✅ Solutions:
– Use drip irrigation, night and morning watering;
– Clean and protect irrigation ditches;
– Don't waste water.

🚜 Every drop saved today saves tomorrow's harvest.

🌿 Organic farming — clean food and healthy nature

Chemical pesticides kill not only pests but also beneficial insects, and they also poison the soil.

✅ What you can do:
– Use biological products (infusions of garlic, ash, and herbs);
– Plant companion plants that repel pests;
– Participate in training on organic farming.

👩‍🌾 Women who work the land can be the first to switch to clean production.

🌳 Greening and protecting pastures

Felling trees and overgrazing lead to soil erosion and dust storms.

✅ What's important:
– Plant trees along fields and roads;
– Create windbreaks;
– Control grazing, allow the land to "rest."

🌍 Green spaces retain moisture and protect crops from heat.

🌸 Women are the guardians of environmental safety

Rural women work with the land and water every day – they are the first to notice changes in nature.

✅ How to strengthen women's role:
– Engage them in training on sustainable practices;
– Support women's initiatives in farming;
– Share knowledge between generations.

🌾 Environmental sustainability begins with an informed woman on her own land.

This material was prepared by the PO "Bonuvoni Fardo" as part of the project "Awareness of rural women in promoting sustainable practices that contribute to environmental protection, environmental justice, and security," supported by the GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND.

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