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Small and medium-sized enterprises in Kyrgyzstan's agricultural sector, including peasant farms, produced goods worth 285 billion soms in 2025. That is 15.5% more than in 2024, according to the National Statistical Committee.
Kyrgyz farmer Raisa Tologonova has been included among 100 women recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for their contributions to agriculture and rural communities, the organisation's press service said. She is one of the laureates of the global "100 FAO Heroines" initiative, held in connection with the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026. More than 600 candidates from 131 countries were nominated for the programme.
The Baymak district in Bashkortostan, Russia, is known as an agrarian region and makes a significant contribution to the republic's food security. Despite changing weather each year, local farmers harvest abundant crops, lead in kumis production and remain at the forefront of livestock farming.
Kazakhstan's sunflower oil exports rose 48.5% in January–August to $672.8 million, according to the Agriculture Ministry, as cited by Qazinform News Agency. In volume terms, exports grew 35.9% to 611,400 tons.
In North Macedonia, the main opposition party SDSM said in a written statement that farmers across the country face rising costs and a lack of support, while agricultural product prices have risen much more slowly. According to the party, agricultural production costs increased by 8.8 percent, while product prices rose by only 2.3 percent.
In the village of Pavlovka in Nuriman district, Bashkortostan, Raziya and Rafat Ibrahimov grow more than 200 grape varieties in a large greenhouse covering their entire yard. Rafat Rafaelevich, who spent 38 years at Gazprom before retiring, says his interest in working the land dates back to childhood.
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the government of Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to implement a $202 million agricultural mechanisation project. The IsDB will finance the full amount. The document was signed in Bangkok on 15 October 2026, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Uzbekistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussed continuing joint projects and developing initiatives in the agricultural sector. The talks took place at a meeting between Uzbek Minister of Agriculture Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov and FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu, reported UzDaily.
Uzbekistan and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have agreed to expand cooperation in agriculture, including artificial intelligence, mechanization and drones. The issues were discussed by Agriculture Minister Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov with IFAD Vice-President D. Brown and IFAD's representative in Uzbekistan, T. A. Monem, during the minister's visit to Italy for the World Food Forum, according to the government's press service.
Kyrgyzstan has named four sectors it considers promising for cooperation with Turkish business: textile and garment manufacturing, processing of agricultural products, production of modern construction materials, and solar energy. First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet Daniyar Amangeldiyev made the statement on 16 October at a meeting with a delegation of the Turkey–Kyrgyzstan Business Council.
Kazakhstan has increased production of grain, oilseeds and potatoes, according to the Khabar 24 news outlet. Data from the Bureau of National Statistics show that the 2025 harvest of cereals and pulses, excluding rice, exceeded 25.4 million tonnes. This is nearly 730,000 tonnes more than a year earlier.
Bashkortostan has significantly increased its grain exports, according to the press service of the republic's Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry said the growth in agro-industrial supplies is in line with the goals of the national project „International Cooperation and Exports.“
Agri-food exports from Tatarstan to India grew 2.3 times over the past year, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Rustem Gainullov said at a session of the second Russia-India business forum, “TIME: Russia – India. Mutual Efficiency,” held in Kazan. Exports reached $61 million this year, up from $26.6 million last year, an increase of $34 million or 129%.
Kyrgyzstan has introduced a six-month moratorium on livestock exports to lower meat prices, and 10 foodtrucks selling meat at 680 soms have been launched in Bishkek on a pilot basis. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Erlist Akunbekov announced this at today's session of the Supreme Council.
The President of Uzbekistan has signed a decree on additional measures to develop greenhouse farms based on advanced green technologies and the efficient use of household plot land. The decree provides for a range of tax benefits and subsidies for greenhouse operations.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on preventing pasture degradation, improving water supply and using pastures efficiently. Uzbekistan has 21.255 million hectares of pastures, but only 40% are used effectively.
Uzbekistan will partially cover electricity costs for greenhouse farms that use energy-saving technologies, under a presidential decree. According to the document, from 1 November 2026 to 1 April 2030, greenhouses using a special heat-saving covering or energy-efficient “green” heating devices will receive a subsidy equal to 50% of the electricity consumed in October–March.
Bishkek, Oct. 14, 2026 – Kyrgyzstan harvested approximately 2.5 million tons of grain and 965,000 tons of potatoes in 2026, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry. Compared with the same period last year, the grain harvest rose by 714,000 tons and the potato harvest by 317,000 tons.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan is working on a project to build a mineral fertilizer plant in Naryn region that will produce fertilizer from coal, with an estimated cost of $1.1 billion. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Erlist Akunbekov announced this on October 14 at a session of the Jogorku Kenesh.
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