Drones for crop treatment are being introduced in the Issyk-Ata district

The district's farmers have started using drones to spray fertilisers and control pests. One drone is capable of treating up to 500 hectares of land. The cost of a hectare treatment averages 500 KGS and may vary depending on the terrain.

As part of the agricultural sector modernisation, the district has also opened a new machine and tractor station (MTS) equipped with modern machinery, including Zoomlion tractors of various modifications and a front loader.

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobayev noted that the renewal of the technical fleet of the MTS is carried out on the instructions of President Sadyr Zhaparov to support farmers and develop the agricultural sector.

"The use of drones will bring agriculture to a new level. Agrodrones greatly facilitate the farmers' labour, save their costs and time, and help increase crop yields,’ he said.

The Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Agriculture are actively working to replenish and upgrade the MTS fleet with modern agricultural equipment following the  Head of State Decree ‘On measures for further development of the agro-industrial complex of the Kyrgyz Republic’.