They join college students, teachers and businessmen who are "encouraged" to take to the fields during the month-long harvest, according to Moscow-based opposition news agency Ferghana . The site also suggests shops and cafes in the region must stay shut until 7pm "to discourage people from shopping and entertainment during the cotton harvest". Meanwhile, the regional government paper, Toshkent Haqiqati, has published a poem telling readers: "If you are a patriot of the Motherland, join the nation, take part in the cotton harvest charity campaign." It says MPs are setting an example by joining in.