The article examines the state of agriculture in Northern Tajikistan in the first years of the Great Patriotic War, and shows the role of agricultural workers in the rear. Using Northern Tajikistan as an example, the adaptation of agriculture to war conditions is analyzed. The measures taken by the agricultural sector of the Leninabad region to fulfill the tasks of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the instructions of the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Tajikistan are described. It is indicated that if in 1941 there were shortcomings and problems in the agriculture of Northern Tajikistan due to the mobilization of men to the front, then in 1942 these problems were eliminated. The practice of "hectares of defense" brought good results. An expansion of the area under cotton and grain crops is observed. In 1942, agricultural workers in Northern Tajikistan begin growing new crops - chamomile, rubber-containing plants and tobacco. To eliminate the personnel shortage in agriculture, high school students and women are recruited. It was concluded that, despite the difficulties of 1941, the agriculture of the Leninabad region in 1942 adapted to military conditions and contributed to ensuring the Victory.
agriculture, defense hectares, sericulture, MTS, expansion of cultivated area, ensuring victory
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