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05/19/2025, 17:46An intensive horticulture project is being implemented in the village of Chet-Baisoorun in the Issyk-Kul region with the support of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund. The RKDF provided more than $700,000 in funding.
Over 150,000 apple, pear, and cherry seedlings have been planted on an area of 36.5 hectares. The first harvest has already been gathered, yielding over 100 tons of fruit.
A key element of the project was the introduction of modern agricultural technologies: a drip irrigation system covering 88 rows of 735 meters, four storage ponds with filtration, and the supply of liquid fertilizers and protective agents through the irrigation system. The produce is stored in cold storage facilities with a capacity of 1,000 tons and is sold both domestically and abroad, in Russia and Kazakhstan.
The project was launched in 2022 and is already demonstrating its potential for scaling up. Forty permanent jobs have been created. According to Artem Novikov, Chairman of the Board of the RCF, such initiatives help to form a raw material base for processing and strengthen the country's food security.
