In Kyrgyzstan, the 2024 harvesting campaign ended with a significant increase in the production of key agricultural crops, according to the press service of the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan, 24.kg reports.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan, the gross grain harvest (excluding legumes, rice and buckwheat) reached 2.1 million tons, which is 28.4% more than in 2023. Grain yields increased to 35 centners per hectare against 27.5 centners per hectare a year earlier.
The most impressive results were recorded in the production of wheat and barley. Wheat harvest increased by 51% (to 664.8 thousand tons), and barley - by 59.9% (611.1 thousand tons). The growth was achieved both by expanding the sown area and by increasing the yield: for wheat - up to 27.7 centners per hectare (+8.6 centners per hectare), for barley - 24.7 centners per hectare (+8.9 centners per hectare).
The sugar beet harvest was a record - 957.4 thousand tons (+54.2%), with a yield of 710 centners per hectare - this is 237.1 centners per hectare higher than in 2023. The harvest of melons (+19.2%), fruit and berry (+24.1%) and oilseeds (+21%) also increased significantly.
There were some difficulties: the potato harvest decreased by 7.5% (1 million 190.2 thousand tons), tobacco by 32.9% (1 thousand tons), and raw cotton by 27% (46.3 thousand tons). The main reason is the reduction in sown areas: by 8.4 percent for potatoes, by 42% for tobacco, and by 26.9% for cotton.
At the AgroDialogue-2025 forum in Bishkek, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Bakyt Torobaev noted that the volume of agricultural products in 2024 amounted to 395.6 billion soms (+ 6.3% compared to 2023). The growth was ensured by an increase in production in crop production by 10.3% and in livestock by 3.1%.
“Agricultural exports reached 34.1 billion soms. More than 60 of its types are supplied to 80 countries of the world. This is the result of the work of our farmers and state support,” emphasized Bakyt Torobaev.
He emphasized that the key tasks remain the introduction of innovations, increasing processing and expanding export potential. The successes of 2024, including record yields and export growth, create the basis for achieving new goals in the agricultural sector of Kyrgyzstan.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
January 30, 2025