Ameliorative
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Term used in the context of improving the drainage conditions of soils
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Dehkan farm / Dehkan plot
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In Uzbekistan, a dehkan farm is a family-based small-scale enterprise that produces and markets agricultural products; it uses family labor and cultivates a plot adjacent to the family home. Such a plot is locally referred to as ‘tomorka’ and is usually smaller than 0.1 ha. About 10 percent of households have additional dehkan plots, often outside, but close to, their communities. These additional dehkan plots (0.15-0.2 ha) are used for cultivation and/or for house construction. Dehkan plots (both tomorka and additional dehkan plots) are held for a lifetime and can be inherited. Dehkan farms may be registered as legal commercial agricultural entities; but there is no requirement of registration.
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Dehkan farmer
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1) Peasant, farmer; 2) in Uzbekistan this word means an owner of a dehkan plot
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Horizontal drainage
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An open or closed (buried) drain designed to lower the water table in the fields
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Khokimiyat
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Local authorities/government.
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Makhalla
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Territorial community, community of neighbors;
In Uzbekistan, this word means an organ of self-governance of citizens.
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Optimization of farms
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The process triggered by the Decree “On Optimization of Cropping Areas and Enhancing Food Crop Production” and “Instruction On Constitution of a Special Committee (SC) in charge of developing proposals for optimization of farm plots” issued by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in October 2008. The key objective of the decree is to consolidate a large number of existing small (less than 10 ha) leasehold farms into sustainable (around 50 ha) agricultural enterprises and to improve the efficiency of irrigation.
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Project districts
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Administrative districts of Ferghana region (Baghdad, Rishtan and Altyarik) where the Project Area is located.
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Project Area
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Territory of nearly 67,000 hectares spanning approximately a half of irrigated land of the Project districts
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Rural Assembly of Citizens (RAC)
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A body of local self-governance in rural areas. One RAC consists of either one or several Makhallas.
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Salinization
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High salinity level in soil and/or water impeding plant growth, also the term mineralization is used
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Shirkat
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Agricultural cooperative
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Uzgeocadastre
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Land Registration office
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Tomorka
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Household garden plot
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Vertical drainage
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A system of deep wells designed to control the water table
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Waterlogging
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Lands with high water table, impeding soil aeration and plant growth
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