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  • Publication | 2023
GIEWS Special Reports: Tajikistan
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Crops and pasture benefited from favourable rainfall and irrigation conditions in 2022/23, while access to farming inputs improved compared to the previous year and the impact of natural hazards on field crops remained low.

The aggregate 2023 cereal production is forecast at 1.39 million tonnes, about 19 percent above the past five-year average. Wheat production achieved an estimated 1.05 million tonnes, about 22 percent above the average and the highest on record. Barley production is estimated at 169 900 tonnes, 21 percent above the average.

Potato production in 2023 is estimated at 1.08 million tonnes, about 6 percent above the past five-year average. Pulses cultivated area is limited, but production is expected to increase by over 5 percent compared to the average, with an estimated production of 30 200 tonnes.

Cotton production in 2023 is estimated at 386 500 tonnes, about 2 percent above the average, but 4.5 percent lower than in 2022, due to a reduction of cultivated area and high damages by pests. The price of cotton is expected to be substantially lower than last year, which will affect dehkan farmers’ income.