President Emomali Rahmon today paid a working visit to Tursunzoda, according to the Tajik president’s official website. 

The purpose of the visit is for the head of state to get acquainted with the socioeconomic situation in the area and inaugurate a number of social and economic facilities    

In the morning, Rahmon participated in an official opening ceremony of School No 93 in the city.  The school will accommodate more than 400 pupils.  

Rahmon also visited the “Murodjon” farming unit, where he got acquainted with replanting rice and harvesting early onions.  Local farmers are reportedly expected to yield more than 100 tons of early onions this year.  

The Tajik president’s official website says Murodjon is a multi-faceted farming unit covering an area of ​​64 hectares.  54 people now work for this farming unit; most of them are residents of the surrounding neighborhoods and are well-paid.     

One of the main activities of this farming unit is the cultivation of rice.