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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 15 > Old farming habits leave Uzbekistan a legacy of salt

Old farming habits leave Uzbekistan a legacy of salt

By Sabrina Tavernise / The Bulletin
June 15, 2008

KHUJAYLI, Uzbekistan — Salt crunches underfoot like frosty soil on this bare stretch of land in western Uzbekistan.

“Thirty years ago, this was a cotton field,” said a 61-year-old farmer who has lived near this city all his life. “Now, it’s a....

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