Economic analysis of cotton in Tajikistan

As an agricultural country, in Tajikistan approximately ¾ of the population live in rural areas where agriculture remains the main activity. Tajikistan's agriculture sector accounts for the largest share of the country's economy and cotton ranks as the main product in the sector. Economically expensive, cotton also called "White Gold" is a product with great economic importance for the producing countries due to its widespread consumption and attributes to be used in several areas, as well as its capacities at creating added value and employment opportunities. In terms of production and trade, China, India, USA, Brazil, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan are leading countries in cotton world markets. Cotton is produced in 77 countries in the world and Tajikistan is among these countries. The World produces approximately 27315 million tons of cotton each year. Nowadays, cotton is produced almost all parts in Tajikistan. Annual production capacity turns arrouınd 386 508 tons of cotton in Tajikistan. The positive developments occured in the production system help to improve the socio – economic live of producers in the country. In this study, cotton production is economically examinated based to data collected in the research area. The results that obtained in cotton production shows Average productivity (as 2200kg / ha), gross production value is ($ 1232 / da), gross profit is ($ 664.42 / ha), and net profit is ($ 88.88 / ha).