Swinkels, RobRomanova, EkaterinaKochkin, Evgeny2016-05-312016-05-312016-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24371The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) has recently adopted a policy to mechanize the cotton harvest as part of its drive to modernize the agricultural sector. Under Uzbekistan’s state-order system it is compulsory for many farmers to grow cotton. They are contractually obligated to produce stipulated quantities that are annually set by the government, and must sell these to the GoU at a price fixed by the government. Almost all cotton in Uzbekistan is harvested by hand, even though mechanization existed during the Soviet period. An estimated 2.2–3 millioen-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOULTRYFARM LABORVILLAGE LEADERSPRODUCTION OF COTTONFERTILIZERINCOME- GENERATING OPPORTUNITIESCOTTON PRODUCTIONFARMEREMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFARM PRODUCTIVITYRURAL WOMENACCESS TO IRRIGATIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORSLABOR FORCEWEALTH GROUPSHORTICULTURAL CROPSWATER SHORTAGESFAMILY MEMBERSFARM ENTERPRISERURAL LABOR MARKETAGRONOMYPLANNINGRURAL POPULATIONFARMER ORGANIZATIONSSMALL FARMSREGIONQUALITATIVE DATAPLANSHARVESTING EQUIPMENTONIONSPRODUCTION PROCESSAGRICULTURAL WAGEPOOR SOIL QUALITYPLANTSSPRINGPRODUCTION SYSTEMLABOR COSTSRURAL LABORERSALTERNATIVE CROPSGINNERIESWORKING DAYSPOPULATION GROWTHAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYSEEDSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYVILLAGE COMMUNITIESCOTTON SECTORLAND IMPROVEMENTCROP DIVERSIFICATIONFARM SIZESEEDPOOR HEALTHFRUITSVEGETABLESGARDENSCASH INCOMEFIELD WORKINDICATORSFARM WORKERSFARMINGKITCHEN GARDENSPLANT BREEDERSFARMERSJUTEFODDER CROPSMELONSCROPSPRODUCEHARVEST ACTIVITIESCOTTON BOLLSDAIRY PRODUCTSCOTTON SEEDSAVERAGE WAGESCONSUMPTIONVILLAGE ASSEMBLYAGRICULTURAL LABORERSFARMLANDRURAL COMMUNITIESFOOD SECURITYAGRONOMIC PRACTICESCROPHARVESTING MACHINESLABOR DEMANDAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSWAGE RATESCULTIVATIONFARM ACTIVITIESRURAL INFRASTRUCTUREAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTFIBERSHARVESTERSLAND PREPARATIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTUREDAILY EARNINGSHORTICULTUREDRIP IRRIGATIONAGRICULTURAL LANDSOWINGRURAL WORKERSFODDEREGGSCOTTON STALKSHOUSEHOLD BUDGETAGRICULTURAL WAGE LABORHARVESTINGAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESDIVERSIFICATIONCOTTONWATER AVAILABILITYPOTATOESAGRICULTURAL LABORSPACINGGROWING SEASONREGIONSWORKING CONDITIONSCORNHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTIONIRRIGATIONFARMLACK OF KNOWLEDGEMICRO-FINANCERURAL AREASPOVERTYDAILY WAGECOTTON CULTIVATIONPOOR FARMERSAGRICULTURAL INCOMESFARMSMEATMEALWHEATSOILSFARM LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYRICEYIELDSSOIL FERTILITYPOORER FARMERSWATER SOURCEREMOTE AREASSEED COTTONSOIL QUALITYCOTTON PLANTSCOTTON GROWINGLOW TEMPERATURESPRODUCTION COSTSCOTTON YIELDSSUGARHARVESTSReportWorld Bank10.1596/24371