They plan to establish silk production in the Turkestan region

A roadmap for the development of the silk cluster has been developed in the Turkestan region. Within its framework, a peasant lending program was approved, the press service of the regional akimat reports. According to the local executive body, on the initiative of the akim of the Zhetysay district Serik Mamytov, the production of silkworms by growing mulberries began in the region, and last year the first 10 thousand seedlings of the Japanese variety “Ashima”, brought from the Uzbek city of Andijan, were sown. This year the work will continue. For the development of the silk cluster, it is planned to allocate 31.8 hectares of land on the balance of the district. Mulberry trees will be planted there. As the administration clarified, today 6 entrepreneurs have been identified who have expressed interest in the development of silk production. Of the available 52 hectares, mulberry sowing work is being carried out on 25 hectares. The head of the district, within the approved ...