Officials instructed to monitor population supplies

The President of Tajikistan instructed the heads of cities, districts, and regions of the country to personally monitor the “preparations for two years of essential goods” for each family.

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On July 28, under the chairmanship of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, a government meeting was held. The meeting was attended by the heads of cities, districts, and regions of the country and government members.

According to the president, from January to June 2022, “the growth rate decreased by 6.1% compared to the same period last year, mainly due to a decline in the mining industry by 41.7% and the manufacturing industry by 2.4%.” However, as the president noted, “in the first half of 2022, the production of agricultural products reached 107.2 percent.”

In his speech, Rahmon noted that “in most countries around the world, there is a buildup of food stocks, a ban or restriction on the export of essential goods, shortages, and rising food prices, and this situation also affects the consumer market in Tajikistan.”

At the meeting, the president instructed the heads of regions, cities, and districts and representatives of the government to prepare for the upcoming autumn-winter period, and “first of all, to prepare social institutions and the population for the timely harvest and at the same time to personally monitor the preparations for two years of essential goods in each family and to eliminate existing shortcomings on the ground and on time.”

At the government meeting, the President of Tajikistan instructed the authorities to personally monitor the food supplies of the population for two years, although in the first half of the current year, the production of flour, one of the main consumption products in Tajikistan, decreased by 35%.