"BIO-KG" Organic Movement Federations

Developing organic agriculture in the Kyrgyz Republic

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“LEKAR” pharmacy chain will work with organic farmers

On January 15, at the Organic Development Federation BIO-KG, organic aymak farmers met with Rasul Zhanboev, Commercial Director of the Lekar pharmacy chain. A representative of a pharmaceutical company said that medicinal herbs have a very significant place in their network. He explained the conditions under which the client’s interest in medicinal herbs increases. This […]

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Members’ Voices: Asan Alymkulov, Federation of Organic Development Bio-KG

My country, Kyrgyzstan, is more than 90 percent mountainous, and nearly half of us live in rural areas. I work closely with these communities and see the struggles of mountain peoples and how hard they work to survive in the face of stalled development and youth outmigration. Kyrgyz people have been nomads for centuries, living […]

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Kyrgyz women farmers trained in PGS organic certification

24.01.2020 The Agency for Development Initiatives (ADI) has conducted its first training on Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) for women farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic. The PGS training benefitted 17 members of the Dyikan Muras Seed-Savers Network, a group of small-scale female farmers and seed producers. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the network only had access […]

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Final public discussion on irrigation water in the regions

Director of the Organic Movement Federation “BIO-KG” – Aidaraliev Iskender: “For the overhaul of irrigation systems, more than 10 billion soms are needed” Kyrgyz farmers can increase agricultural production, this will require more than 10 billion soms. This was announced today, December 13, by the head of the BIO-KG Association, Iskenderbek Aydaraliev, during the final […]

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