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30,000 tons of fish planned to be produced in Chui region annually

It is planned to produce up to 30,000 tons of fish per year in Chui region. Kydyr Zhunushaliev, a specialist at the Fishery Registry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, told at a press conference in Bishkek.

The main fish farms, he said, are located in Chui region: carp breeding is in its western part, trout breeding is in its eastern part.

«In 2021, we organized a competition to lease land plots of Kurp-Sai, Uch-Korgon, Shamaldy-Sai reservoirs to entrepreneurs. In the near future, we will assign these plots to business entities. According to our calculations, the annual production of fish will be at least 8,000-13,000 tons in the mentioned reservoirs, and in the future — 30,000 tons or more,» he said.

Kyrgyzstan exports up to half of the produced fish to Russia, Kazakhstan and other countries.

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