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

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 ...