TRADITIONAL TYPES OF ECONOMY IN THE FOOTHILL VILLAGES OF THE KOHITANG MOUNTAINS

Abstract

This article analyzes the natural-geographical conditions, traditional economic system, and historical-geographical development factors of the villages located in the foothill areas of the Kohitang Mountains in Sherobod district of Surkhandarya region. The study highlights the influence of relief, climate, water resources, and land resources specific to foothill territories on economic activities. In particular, rain-fed agriculture, pastoral livestock breeding, and their integrated forms are evaluated as a traditional economic model adapted to the ecological balance of the region. In addition, the contemporary socio-economic and ecological problems of the area are analyzed through the examples of the G‘urjak-2 and Uzunsoy citizens’ assemblies. The research findings are of important scientific and practical significance for developing strategies of rational use of natural resources and sustainable development in the foothill areas of the Kohitang Mountains.