Chinese technology helps Kyrgyzstan’s cotton farmers get rich

The city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan is only more than 200 kilometers away from the Irkeshtan port in western China. Here, we are surrounded by vast cotton fields.

Under the scorching sun, farmer Nurdinov was still busy in the fields. When talking about how much money he can earn from growing cotton, he smiles proudly: “40,000 US dollars a year.” In Kyrgyzstan, where the average monthly salary is US$200, Nurdinov can be called a “rich man.” And he became rich by growing cotton, relying on Chinese technology.

In 2003, Gu Jie, a senior agronomist at the Cotton Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China Cotton Research Institute), began to promote cotton technology in Kyrgyzstan. At that time, Nurdinov and his fellow villagers felt that Gujie was a “liar”. “How could China’s cotton cultivation technology surpass that of the Soviet Union? How could cotton output be so high?”

In order to get local cotton farmers to accept Chinese cotton growing technology, Gu Jie volunteered to help them solve their problems and provided free fertilizers and mulch films for them to try out. Nurdinov, who dared to try new things, became one of the earliest beneficiaries of China’s cotton technology. He said that after adopting Chinese technology, the cotton yield in his field increased from 3 tons to 5 tons per hectare.

“Now, we all believe in Chinese technology and are willing to cooperate with Chinese agronomists,” Nurdinov said.

Based on local natural conditions, select the most suitable varieties for planting; introduce mulching film for weeding to reduce labor intensity; measure and analyze the soil to improve the pertinence and effectiveness of fertilizer use; introduce more advanced seeders to save seeds…China Cotton Institute A series of technical measures taken by technicians have achieved remarkable results.

Over the years, Chinese agronomists have provided local demonstrations and guidance, held workshops and lectures, and Chinese technology has gradually won the favor and trust of local cotton farmers. In 2013, the China Cotton Research Institute cooperated with the largest cotton production company in Kyrgyzstan to conduct a research project in Austria. Shikarasu Cotton District promotes advanced cotton production technology. Today, in Kyrgyzstan, the area of cotton fields using China Cotton Research Institute’s technology has reached 10,000 hectares.

As the director of the Central Asia Comprehensive Experimental Station of the China Cotton Research Institute, Gu Jie also received an award from the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan’s then Minister of Agriculture Aida Laliyev said when presenting the award to Gudje: “In the past, the highest cotton yield record of the Soviet Cotton Research Institute was 3.3 tons per hectare. No one has broken it for many years. China’s technology is simply It’s a legend.”

In the Soviet era, several republics in Central Asia were major cotton-producing areas, and cotton was called “white gold” here. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, cotton planting and the textile industry in Central Asia were severely impacted. Kyrgyzstan’s cotton field area was significantly reduced, and a large number of textile factories closed down.

Li Fuguang, director of the China Cotton Research Institute, said that the natural conditions in Central Asia are very similar to those in Xinjiang, China, and the lighting and water resources conditions are even better. Xinjiang’s cotton planting technology and experience can be copied to Central Asia and help Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries revitalize their cotton industries.

Li Jiayang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture of China and President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said during a recent visit to Osh that China-Kyrgyzstan agricultural cooperation has great potential and great potential. It is hoped that through the joint construction of joint research centers, agricultural technology demonstration centers and other means, the scientific research results of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the actual needs of Kyrgyzstan can be effectively connected, and agricultural technical cooperation can be comprehensively carried out. This is also the purpose of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to implement the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. An important goal and initiative.

Li Jiayang also said that Kyrgyzstan can become an important partner in cotton production cooperation between China and Central Asia in the future. Central Asian countries have large cotton planting areas and output, and China’s cotton import demand is also huge. Cooperation with Central Asian countries will help open up high-quality and stable cotton supply channels. Chinese technology helps Kyrgyzstan’s cotton farmers get rich

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