Kyrgyzstan: a new plant launched in Jalal-Abad

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Farmer’s Organic Garden LLC (FOG) inaugurated a new fruit and vegetable processing facility in Suzak district of Jalal-Abad region on November 16. The upgraded processing facility expands FOG’s juice, dried fruit, pickled vegetable, jam and tomato paste production, making it the largest processing facility in the region. 

USAID co-financed a new juice bottling line, an automated packaging line for dried fruit products, and an automated tomato paste and preserve line. The HACCP-compliant premises now have a processing capacity of 15,600 metric tons and storage capacity of 11,105 cubic meters, and will support expanded domestic sales and exports. 

This facility was launched as part of the USAID Agro Horizon Project, a four-year program working across four administrative regions (Osh, Jalal-Abad, Batken and Naryn) with the goal to increase smallholder farmers’ incomes. The project has partnered with 49 businesses in the country to leverage a commitment of over Som Kirghize (KGS) 27 million of private capital (USD 385 000). The project also helps to improve the availability of nutritious foods.

Sources: akipress.com

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