Isfisor Jamoat

Territorial and administrative structure

Isfisor Rural Jamoat is one of the jamoats of Bobojon Ghafurov District in Sughd Region. Its total area is 15,900 m², which equals 11% of the total area of the district. The jamoat comprises 7 villages, the largest of which is Isfisor village (68% of the population). There are 7,100 households and 28 mahalla committees registered in the jamoat.

Historical and cultural background

In the works of historians, the village of Isfisor is described as a crossroads of the Ferghana Valley trade route. The main occupations of the population were land cultivation, farming and horticulture, with livestock breeding developing later on. Villagers supplied the Khujand city market with grain and cotton, and from those markets brought back the goods needed for daily life and for the development of national crafts.

The Isfisor Village Soviet was established in 1936 and achieved notable results in the 1970s–1990s. During those years, under the leadership of a renowned kolkhoz chairman (the kolkhoz was later named after Abdurahim Jumaev of the Tajik SSR), exceptional achievements were recorded on the territory of the jamoat.

Climatic conditions and natural resources

The jamoat has a dry continental climate: summer air temperatures range from +25 °C to +40 °C, and winter temperatures fall to −10 °C. Isfisor lies on the plains of the left bank of the Syr Darya, in the Ferghana Valley.

Demographic situation in the jamoat

The total population of the jamoat (as of 1 January 2015) stood at 39,600, of whom 51% (or 20,200 people) are women. The population is multi-ethnic, with Uzbeks making up the main part. The average life expectancy in the jamoat is 49 years. The general population is dominated by middle-aged people and young people.

Over the past three years the population of the jamoat has grown by roughly three thousand, with an annual growth rate of 1.7%. Against this background, creating new jobs and bringing new production capacities into operation is one of the main strategic goals of the Development Programme.

Table 1. Population and households

Settlement Households Population
M. Gorky 382 2,554
Madaniyat 82 446
Shukhak 88 505
Farovon 74 462
Guliston 122 663
Javoni 31 235
Isfisor 6,336 35,604
Total 7,115 40,469

Table 2. Demographic situation in the jamoat

Year Marriages Deaths Natural increase Natural increase (%) Total population
2013 399 188 994 2.1 38,726
2014 443 199 1,068 2.3 39,590
2015 294 141 1,078 2.2 40,495
2016 301 150 1,082 2.2 41,427
2017 312 155 1,090 2.2 42,362
2018 329 161 1,101 2.2 43,302
2019 335 166 1,185 2.2 44,321
2020 346 168 1,205 2.2 45,358

Table 3. Number of farms in the jamoat (units)

Indicator Total number
Household farms 7,115
Collective farms 2
Dehkan (peasant) farms 14

Vision of the jamoat’s future

Isfisor Rural Jamoat is one of the developed centres for processing agricultural and industrial output, with excellent conditions for the growth of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and a modern social and cultural infrastructure, where a happy and cultured population lives and works in a favourable, dignified environment.

SWOT analysis of Isfisor Rural Jamoat

Strengths

  • Proximity to the district centre
  • Availability of a labour force
  • Availability of arable land
  • Presence of small enterprises
  • Availability of highly qualified personnel
  • The “Ravshan” sanatorium
  • A hospitable and proactive population
  • Public trust in the jamoat chairman and his apparatus
  • High-quality agricultural raw materials
  • An oil-pressing plant and a seed-disinfection workshop
  • Experienced dehkan (peasant) farmers
  • Basic social infrastructure (school, health centre, district hospital)
  • Favourable nature and climate

Weaknesses

  • Partial lack of drinking and irrigation water for the population
  • Limited electricity supply
  • Limited natural-gas supply
  • Poor condition of inter-farm roads and streets
  • Low culture of land use
  • Partial rise of groundwater levels
  • Worn-out agricultural machinery
  • Low public awareness and culture on environmental issues
  • Public health indicators that do not meet requirements
  • Outflow of qualified personnel
  • Insufficient local budget
  • Degradation of agricultural land
  • High interest rates on loans

Opportunities

  • Ongoing reforms in the social and economic spheres
  • Inflow of funds from labour migrants
  • Favourable political environment
  • Proximity to the railway and the airport
  • Proximity to international roads
  • Support from district and regional leadership
  • Inflow of targeted funding from the national and regional budgets
  • Access to lending institutions

Threats

  • Natural disasters
  • Economic crisis and currency depreciation
  • Outbreaks of epidemics
  • Deterioration of the ecological situation
  • Onset of drought
  • Soil salinisation