Fund for Support of Sustainable Innovative Techniques and Technologies in the Cotton Sector

Abstract

The challenges of global climate change, population growth, the development of measures to adapt agricultural production to the negative effects of climate change, the introduction of effective economic mechanisms, as well as the expansion of scientific research to improve food security are emerging. In particular, today about 35.5 million tons of cotton are grown worldwide, occupying 35 million hectares of cotton fields. The profitability of cotton growing in the world has remained unchanged over the past few years. This is negatively affected by the increase in environmental stressors for cotton, such as excessive rainfall during planting, high temperatures during the flowering period, decreased soil fertility, increased pest and disease groups, and a lack of agrotechnology to deal with stressors. At the same time, the importance of solving these problems in cotton growing, increasing the efficiency of the use of resources used in cotton growing, the introduction of innovative, resource-saving technologies in the industry is growing. According to experts, given that the world's population will reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the issue of efficient use of available agricultural resources in food production is very important. In this regard, the issue of efficient use of resources in cotton growing, encouraging the introduction of resource-saving technologies is a matter of state concern.