Kyrgyzstan launches program to restore degraded pastures
Summary and headline written by AI from the source article. How we work
Kyrgyzstan officials launched a program to restore and manage the country's pasture lands, which have suffered significant degradation near populated areas.
The Kyrgyz Republic contains approximately 10 million hectares of pastures. Data shows that 184,000 hectares near populated areas have undergone degradation. To address this, the government initiated a program that includes sowing grass seeds, removing weeds, and redistributing grazing pressure from crowded areas to more remote locations.
Between 2023 and 2025, the ministry reported that workers already sowed grass seeds on 34,376.5 hectares of degraded land. The government purchased 186 tons of seeds this year and plans to use tractors and drones for sowing. The initiative also aims to develop local seed production farms to support the livestock sector. To make remote lands usable, the program requires repairing 553 bridges and 7,206.3 kilometers of pasture roads.
Officials also plan to establish 406 watering points for livestock and install 170 milk collection tanks. The government intends to continue these infrastructure improvements and pasture restoration efforts until 2030 to increase productivity and support livestock breeders.
