BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan declares itself as an agrarian country, and according to the country’s leadership, agriculture is a strategic sector of the Kyrgyz economy. However, since independence the country has been at risk of food insecurity. Of the nine basic foods, only vegetables and milk are produced in volumes enough to meet the national demand.
Kyrgyzstan provides 70% of its need for meat and 30% for poultry. The country imports 30 thousand tons of chicken legs a year. Since independence, the total number of sheep decreased by half — from 10 million to 5 million. From 1990 to 2013 …read more
Source: The Times of Central Asia
