Farmer survey

We ask farmers, smallholders, household-plot owners and greenhouse owners about their problems and ideas before we build. 30 farmers answered in July and August 2026.

Take the survey

It takes 5–7 minutes. Questions are in Uzbek and English.

Results

39 responses: 30 interviews from Fall 2026 and 9 sent through the website.

Latest answer: September 12, 2026. Names, ages and phone numbers are never shown here.

Who answered

Responses

39

Median farm size

50sotix

Asked in both surveys: 37 answers.

Median experience

8years

Asked in both surveys: 37 answers.

Median age

31years

Asked in both surveys: 31 answers.

Type of farm

Asked in both surveys: 39 answers. Several could be ticked.

  • Open field20 · 51%
  • Greenhouse12 · 31%
  • Household plot (tomorqa)13 · 33%

What takes the most time

Asked in the Fall 2026 interviews: 33 answers.

  • Weeding16 · 48%
  • Spraying7 · 21%
  • Land preparation4 · 12%
  • Irrigation2 · 6%
  • Sowing2 · 6%
  • Fertilising2 · 6%

What costs the most money

Asked in the Fall 2026 interviews: 32 answers. Sorted into groups by keywords in each free-text answer: a judgement call, not the farmer's own label.

  • Other14 · 44%
  • Spraying and plant protection8 · 25%
  • Ploughing and land preparation3 · 9%
  • Fertiliser2 · 6%
  • Hired or manual labour2 · 6%
  • Irrigation1 · 3%
  • Planting and plastic film1 · 3%
  • No usable answer1 · 3%

Find it hard to hire seasonal workers

15/ 33

Asked in the Fall 2026 interviews: 33 answers.

What they think of the robots

Mean rating: Electric cutter

4.19/ 5

37 ratings · 21 gave 5

Mean rating: Spraying robot

4.27/ 5

37 ratings · 24 gave 5

Mean rating: Universal robot

4.59/ 5

37 ratings · 29 gave 5

Would make their work easier

Asked in both surveys: 39 answers.

  • Electric cutter11 · 28%
  • Spraying robot20 · 51%
  • Universal robot22 · 56%

How they would rather get one

Asked in both surveys: 39 answers.

  • Buy it outright16 · 41%
  • Rent it for the season only16 · 41%
  • Pay in instalments or lease it7 · 18%

Buying and spraying

Would buy the robot

Asked in this site's survey: 6 answers.

  • Yes1 · 17%
  • Maybe, I would need to try it first3 · 50%
  • No2 · 33%

Median price they would pay

—

0 answers, converted at 12,800 so'm per dollar

Median sprays per season

7.5

Asked in this site's survey: 5 answers.

In their own words

Shared with consent, without names, in the language they wrote in.

“Ijaraga bermoqchi bo'lsangiz, qanday tarifda va narxda berasiz?”
Greenhouse · 100 sotix
“Robot tannarxi qimmat bo'lsa, kichik fermerlar olishga qurbi yetmasligi mumkin. Katta fermer xo'jaliklari olishi mumkin agar ishchi kochi va dorini ekonom qilsa. Uni sinovdan o'tkazib, keyin reklama qilish kerakligini aytdi. Hozirda parnik bilan shug'ullanadiganlar asosan kasalliklarga qarshi kurashishda qiynalmoqda. Dehqonlarning shashti tushib borayotganining yana bir sababi, atrof-muhitni muhofaza qilish sohasidagi vakolatli organlar tomonidan issuq suv bermaslik bo'yicha qarshiliklarga uchragan. Reklama yoki test qilmoqchi bo'lsak, ochiqligini bildirdi.”
Greenhouse · 10 sotix
“Ochiq daladan iborat katta gektarli yaxlit yerlarga mos. 10 sotixli 5 ta issiqxonaga neudobno. Robotni ishlatish ortiqcha ovoragarchilikka olib kelishi mumkin.”
Greenhouse · 50 sotix
“Qurilmalar mustahkamrow pishiwroq bo'lsa har xul yerlar kesakli yer qumloqli yerlar bo'ladi txnikalar mustahkam bo'lsin”
Open field · 700 sotix
“Texnikalar arzonroq bolsin”
Greenhouse · 200 sotix
“Texnikalar qulayroq bo'lsin”
Open field
“Yanada mukammalrok qushimcha ish funksiyasi bulsa”
Household plot (tomorqa) · 25 sotix
“Insoniyatga yengillik bo'laydigan barcha ishlar qilnsin”
Open field · 140 sotix
“Loyiha juda ajoyib. Qande boĝlansa boladi?”
Household plot (tomorqa) · 20 sotix