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ABSTRACT 

The article provides information on the medicinal properties of the kovrak plant, measures for its current use. The 

importance of this plant in providing employment to the population of Dehqanabad district, its annual yield and 

income are scientifically analyzed. The prospects for kovrak cultivation are highlighted, including the costs and 

benefits of its cultivation, calculated in local currency and US dollars. 

 

KEYWORDS 

Republic of Uzbekistan, Kashkadarya region, Dehqanabad district, kovrak plant, plantations, population 

employment. 

 

INTRODUCTION

Kovrak belongs to the celery family and is a perennial 

herb. There are more than 170 species of Kovrak on 

earth. More than 110 species are found in Central Asia, 

and about 50 in our country. In nature, stinking Kovrak 

is widespread, and gum-resin is mainly obtained from 

this species. In our country, the medicinal plant Kovrak 

is naturally widespread and there are additional 

opportunities for artificial cultivation and propagation. 

  Research Article 

 

ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF KOVRAK CULTIVATION IN 

DEKHKANABAD DISTRICT 
 

Submission Date: November 09, 2024, Accepted Date:  November 14, 2024,  

Published Date: November 19, 2024 

Crossref doi: https://doi.org/10.37547/ajahi/Volume04Issue11-04 

 

 

Namozov Jorabek Abduazizovich 
Chirchik State Pedagogical University, Associate Professor of the Department of Geography, Doctor of 

Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor, Uzbekistan 

Nurqobilova Yulduz Bahrom qizi 
Student of Karshi State University, Uzbekistan 

 

 

 

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In particular, it grows in sandy deserts, hills, mountains 

and foothills of the Tashkent, Samarkand, 

Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya, Jizzakh, Navoi, Bukhara 

regions of our Republic and the Republic of 

Karakalpakstan, on gray soil soils. The Red Book of 

Uzbekistan includes 5 types of kovrak, which are: 

juniper kovrak, nor kovrak, sumbul kovrak, tuganakli 

kovrak, kizylkum kovrak. In our republic, two types of 

kovrak are mainly grown: Sassyk kovrak and Ko'histon 

kovrak. 

METHODS 

The article is written in a general geographical 

direction, in which the main emphasis is placed on the 

natural characteristics and economic aspects of the 

kovrak plant. The article uses observation, 

geographical comparison, landscape-indication, 

statistical-mathematical, extrapolation, system-

composition methods.

 

 

Picture 1. The map of Dehqanabad district in Kashkadarya region 

 



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RESULTS 

The highest quality of the kovrak plant grown in 

Uzbekistan is grown in the Dehqanabad district of the 

Kashkadarya region. The reason for this is, firstly, the 

high quality of the kovrak, and secondly, the large 

market for the product. Since the district is located in 

the border area, the influx of products from 

neighboring republics and regions, along with the high 

market for kovrak in the district, also ensures the self-

employment of the district's population. 

The extraction of gum-resin from the kovrak root 

begins in early spring and continues until autumn. 

Therefore, the periods of resin extraction are divided 

into spring and summer. For this, the area around the 

kovrak root is dug 5-10 centimeters deep and 20-25 

centimeters wide, and the top of the root is exposed. 

After the top of the root is exposed, it is cut to extract 

the gum and resin. After 5-6 days, the high-quality gum 

and resin juice is collected and the collected gum and 

resin is collected. It is then cut again from another 

place, and the cutting is done 15-20 times during the 

season, depending on the size of the plant's root. 

 

  

Picture 2. The fruit of the Kovrak plant 

In folk medicine, kovrak has long been used to treat 

dangerous tumors and ulcers, and an alcoholic tincture 

of its gum-resin (nastoyka) has been used for asthma, 

vasoconstriction, and nervous diseases. The kovrak 



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plant is a medicinal plant that treats vasoconstriction, 

pulmonary tuberculosis, plague, cholera, whooping 

cough, toothache, nervous and other diseases, gives 

strength to a person, expels phlegm and drives out 

worms. The stinking kovrak is a famous plant of the 

East. It is used as a spice. This plant has been used as a 

medicinal remedy since ancient times. In ancient 

medicine, stinking kovrak glue was used to treat 

muscle injuries and severe pain, along with “khilkhit”, 

pomegranate juice. If “khilkhit” is dissolved in water 

and drunk, it cures a sore throat, dry cough, and 

swelling of the tongue. If taken orally, it increases 

sexual potency, stimulates urine and menstruation, 

and treats chronic cold diarrhea. In folk medicine, the 

roots and stems of the stinking kovrak are used as an 

alcoholic and aqueous tincture. It is used in dyspepsia, 

diabetes, neurosis, rheumatism, bronchial asthma, as 

an anti-inflammatory agent in catarrh, as an 

anticonvulsant, as a choleretic agent, and in pulmonary 

tuberculosis, liver, and kidney diseases. In addition, the 

stinking kovrak is used to treat tumor diseases. In 

scientific medicine, the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, 

antihistamine, and anti-allergic properties of the 

stinking kovrak have been identified. The importance 

of extracts of the seeds and roots of the stinking 

kovrak in sexual weakness and erectile dysfunction in 

men has been identified. In addition, the antioxidant, 

anticholinesterase, and antitumor properties of the 

stinking kovrak have been identified. 

In scientific medicine, the gum resin of the kovrak is 

used as a powder, emulsion and alcoholic tincture 

(tincture) under the name “assa foetida”, as well as an 

analgesic and sedative, and is exported to many 

countries. 

Cultivation of kovrak is also of particular importance in 

the economy of the district, the volume of exports by 

entrepreneurs is 10 million US dollars, which is more 

than the annual plan (8 million US dollars). Currently, 

when looking at the reports for the first 6 months of 

2023, it can be seen that the annual plan of 5 million US 

dollars has been almost fully implemented. These 

results show that the volume of production in the 

district is high, and at the same time the market is 

sufficiently developed. Currently, the district has 49 

rural self-government units, 154.2 thousand 

inhabitants, 26.6 thousand households, 34.6 thousand 

families, 5,691 unemployed people, 44 thousand 

hectares of arable land and 177 thousand hectares of 

pasture land. 

DISCUSSIONS 

It is no secret that the population engaged in kovrak in 

the district earns at least 30-50 million soums per year. 

When we also get acquainted with the kovrak 

plantations in Dehqanabad district, the result is 4684 

jobs, that is, 2434 households will be created through 

the organization of dehkan farms, 709 forest lands will 

be leased, 1161 pasture lands will be allocated, and 380 

farms will be specialized. The total area of kovrak to be 

planted in the organization of seed plantations will be 



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350 hectares, of which 150 hectares will be forestry, 

200 hectares will be covered by the territories of the 

Committee for the Development of the Sericulture and 

Wool Industry. Currently, the area under cultivation of 

kovrak is 10.6 thousand hectares, of which 7161 ha (41 

units) are owned by legal entities, 2459 ha (251 units) 

by forestry, 731 ha (1603 units) by residents, and 260 ha 

(1 unit) by a pasture association. When calculating the 

costs and income for the population to grow their own 

kovrak, the cost of purchasing land for 1 ha is 1.6 million 

soums, the cost of planting it is 2 million soums, 

preparing the land for planting is 1 million soums, seeds 

for sowing (8-10 kg) are 12 million soums, covering the 

land with a net is 16.4 million soums, other expenses 

are 2 million soums, a total cost of 35 million soums, 

and the average yield is 450 kg, the price of 1 kg of 

product is 2.2 thousand soums, and the total income is 

990 million soums. If we look at the dynamics of kovrak 

exports, we can observe an increase in income from 

the product of 1850 US dollars in 2020, 3200 US dollars 

in 2021, and 8000 US dollars in 2022, which is an 

increase of 73 percent in 2021 and 250 percent in 2022 

compared to 2020. According to the above results, the 

export figures of the product in the district are 

expected to be 10 million in 2023, 11.5 million in 2024, 14 

million in 2025, 18 million in 2026, and 30 million US 

dollars in 2027. At the same time, necessary measures 

are being taken and the necessary amount of loans are 

being allocated to the population. 

We all know that Kovrak is a medicinal plant, and 

Kovrak resin is mainly exported to India. Compared to 

previous years: 

- Harvesting of cultivated kovrak plantations in 

Afghanistan has begun; 

- Increased supply in the market due to the large 

amount of kovrak sap being produced in Kazakhstan, 

Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Iran in 2023; 

- Indian wholesalers have stocked up on kovrak 

sap in sufficient quantities; 

- The price of kovrak sap is expected to decrease 

in 2023 due to reduced consumer demand in India. 

CONCLUSION 

Currently, private kovrak entrepreneurship is widely 

developing in Dehqanabad district, and in this regard, 

foreign investors are conducting research and 

verification work to implement new projects in the 

district, attracting the attention of foreigners. It is also 

worth noting that pistachio plantations have also been 

established along with kovrak. If kovrak plantations in 

the district are further developed and given broad 

opportunities, the total value of the product grown per 

1 hectare of land in a year will be approximately 300 

million soums, and the profitability rate will be 150%. 

That is, if a total of 49 million soums is spent on 1 

hectare of cultivated land, seed costs will be 10 million 

soums, local fertilizers 5 million soums, mineral 

fertilizer costs 2 million soums, labor costs 20 million 

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soums, and other expenses 10 million soums. The net 

profit from this will be 251 million soums. 

In order to further increase the volume of kovrak 

cultivation and export in the district, it is possible to 

introduce proposals and recommendations such as: 

selling 5807 hectares of pasture land permanently 

owned by the Committee for the Development of the 

Silk and Wool Industry through E-AUCTION, as well as 

agricultural land, planting kovrak on 1-hectare plots of 

land of the residents of the neighborhood, providing a 

loan of 33 million soums for a period of 7 years with a 

4-year grace period to protect the land from livestock 

with a net, establishing a conclusion by relevant 

organizations to combat rats and field mice that 

damage kovrak roots in areas planted with kovrak, and 

canceling the issuance of special permits (for 

harvesting and export) in order to increase the volume 

of kovrak exports grown in households and in cultural 

conditions for the district. 

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