Winter wheat and barley sowing work is underway in Kyrgyzstan's regions

In the Batken, Chui, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Talas and Issyk-Kul regions of the republic, work is underway to sow winter wheat and barley. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, for the 2025 harvest, winter wheat sowing was planned on an area of 190.0 thousand hectares. As of December 5, 2024, 141.7 thousand hectares have been completed, which is 74.6%. In the Chui region, 86.2 thousand hectares have been sown, in Issyk-Kul - 10.2 thousand hectares, in Jalal-Abad - 14.1 thousand hectares, in Batken - 6.1 thousand hectares, in Talas - 7.1 thousand hectares, and in Osh region - 18.0 thousand hectares. The work has been completed on 1.4 thousand hectares more compared to the same period in 2023. A particularly high rate is observed in the Osh and Chui regions. In terms of sowing winter barley for the 2025 harvest, 9.0 thousand hectares out of the planned 11.4 thousand hectares have been completed, which is 78.7%. This is 1.0 thousand hectares more than in the same period in 2023. In ...