Rice crop areas in Kyrgyzstan have increased 5 times in 30 years

Published 2024년 11월 27일

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Kyrgyzstan has seen a significant increase in rice cultivation over the past 30 years, with the sown area expanding fivefold and the gross volume of rice production growing 24 times, reaching 47.5-48 thousand tons in 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture has reported that the rice sown area in 2023 was 11.8 thousand hectares, which increased to 12.2 thousand hectares in 2024, with a yield of 38 centners per hectare. The country's rice production includes a variety of local and Uzbek rice varieties, with the Osh region known for its demand for rice in various shades of brown, while the Jalal-Abad and Batken regions predominantly produce white rice for dietary and culinary uses.

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The rice sown area in Kyrgyzstan has increased 5 times in 30 years. Such data is provided by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2024, the rice sown area was 12.2 thousand hectares. The gross volume has increased 24 times over 30 years and reached 47.5-48 thousand tons. If the rice sown area in 2023 was 11.8 thousand hectares, then in 2024 the sown area was 12.2 thousand hectares. The yield was 38 centners per hectare. The distribution of rice varieties by region is as follows: • The Batken region cultivates local varieties "zhaydary" devzira, varieties obtained by natural selection "kenje" and "chyngiz ak-turpak" and Uzbek varieties "laser" and "uzros" or it is called "andizhan". • In the Jalal-Abad region, more varieties imported from Uzbekistan are cultivated - "alanga", "mustaqil", "laser", "champion", "avant-garde", but also local varieties "kara-kyltyryk" and "devzira". • In the Osh region, local varieties "devzira", "ak-uruk", "kara-kyltyryk" and varieties ...

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