Bishkek, Nov. 5, 2025. /Kabar/. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev met with a delegation led by Huo Weiping, Vice Chairman of the Gansu Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers, the parties discussed cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and China in the agricultural sector. Particular attention was paid to collaboration in the production of vegetable, fruit, and medicinal plant seeds. Gansu Province accounts for 70% of China's seed production and is renowned for its research institutes.
In this regard, the meeting also discussed the issue of combating the altygana-karagan brushwood in Kyrgyzstan's Suusamyr Valley. The discussion focused not only on measures to eliminate the bush encroaching on pastures but also on the possibility of processing them for the production of feed and fertilizers through the establishment of joint venture.
The parties also discussed providing Kyrgyzstan with specialized Chinese potato-growing equipment, sharing experience, and training highly qualified specialists. Specialists from the relevant government agencies of both countries will begin working on this.
It was noted that cooperation in these areas will increase trade between the two countries. According to statistics, trade between Kyrgyzstan and China amounted to $23 billion in 2024, reaching $22 billion in the first nine months of this year. The country's agricultural exports increased by two percent.