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LRFRP: Apricots - Diversifying Tajik Farmers' Crops
A husband and wife dry apricots on a dekhan farm in Tajikistan’s Khatlon region. Apricots are a cash crop and a good source of income for farmers in a country where agriculture accounts for 75 percent of employment. Securing farmers’ land rights has helped to incentivize greater investment in diverse crops, particularly crops that take several growing seasons before farmers can reap the financial benefits — like apricot trees.
Photo Credit: Sandra Coburn / The Cloudburst Group
LRFRP: Apricots - Diversifying Tajik Farmers' Crops
A husband and wife dry apricots on a dekhan farm in Tajikistan’s Khatlon region. Apricots are a cash crop and a good source of income for farmers in a country where agriculture accounts for 75 percent of employment. Securing farmers’ land rights has helped to incentivize greater investment in diverse crops, particularly crops that take several growing seasons before farmers can reap the financial benefits — like apricot trees.
Photo Credit: Sandra Coburn / The Cloudburst Group