新疆是国家优质棉生产基地,而喀什地区又是新疆的主要产棉区之一,棉花面积占全自治区的1/5。近几年,棉花面积已稳定在20万公顷以上。喀什地区自80年代初期就推广地膜覆盖和“矮、密、早”的栽培模式。棉花面积不断扩大,单产、总产逐年提高。至1998年,全地区种植棉花20.78万公顷 Xinjiang is a national high-quality cotton production base, and Kashgar is one of the major cotton-producing areas in Xinjiang. Cotton area accounts for one-fifth of the total autonomous region. In recent years, cotton area has stabilized at more than 200,000 hectares. Kashgar region since the early 1980s to promote plastic film mulch and “short, dense, early” cultivation model. Cotton area continues to expand, yield, total output increased year by year. By 1998, 207,800 hectares of cotton were planted in the entire region