3 farmers of the Temir village opened a joint venture "Temir-Bakyt" and organized a nursery on a plot of 40 acres. In 2015, the became a member of the nursery association created within the framework of the KARAGAT + project. Within the framework of the project, members of the association were provided with acceptable assistance, seedlings of new varieties of red, black, white currants, raspberries, apples, pears and apricots from Poland and Altai were transferred. In addition, they took part in capacity building and horticulture trainings organized by the project and traveled to Poland to exchange experiences.
Today each of them has their own nurseries. One of them, Derkembaev Olzhon, expanded the nursery to 1.5 hectares and supplies high-quality fruit seedlings not only to the Issyk-Kul region, but also to gardeners in other regions. “When we first started, there were difficulties, but gradually we gained experience, every time we received orders from customers, we were very enthusiastic about our work, worked together with the family and today we see the fruits of our labor. The work of the nursery has become the main source of income for our family,” says the gardener.
Hot meals at school will provide the children's body with microelements, prevent anemia, and have a positive effect on physical development. One of the main goals of the Vegetable Production project is to provide schools with vegetables and provide students with additional vitamin nutrition. Today, in secondary schools named after R. Dzhangaziev in Kara-Koo village and B. Mambetov in Tort-Kul village, vegetables grown under this project are used as a supplement to hot lunches served at the school.
Vegetables grown at the demonstration plot of the vocational school #81 in the village of Bokonbaev are used as additional food for three meals a day for students living and studying in the hostel, and for lunch for students of budgetary courses.
The Vegetable Growing project is funded by the International Seed Program (SPI - Seed Programs International) and implemented by the public fund AVEP in the villages of Shor-Bulak, Kara-Koo, Eshperov, Tort-Kul, Bokonbaeva, Ton district.
On October 20-21, the “Harvest Festival” was held at the secondary schools named after B. Mambetov in the village of Tort-Kul and R. Zhangaziyev in the village of Kara-Koo. Participants of the project "Vegetable Production" presented to the teaching staff and students vegetable plants grown on a demonstration plot within the framework of the project.
The project participants spoke about the composition and benefits of vegetable crops. We organized a stand about vegetables and made figures of animals and other models out of vegetables. The figurines of a mouse and a rose made of beets, as well as cars made of carrots, aroused great interest. They also set a table of vegetable salads and food and treated the participants. At the end of the evening they gave a small concert and entertained the audience.
"Production of vegetables" project is being implemented in the villages of Shor-Bulak, Kara-Koo, Eshperov, Tort-Kul and Bokonbaev of the Ton region. The project is financed by the International Seed Program (SPI - Seed Programs International) and implemented by the AVEP public fund.
Ryspekova Aiperi is a student of the 10th grade of the secondary school named after Bolot Mambetov in the village of Tort-Kul.
As part of the Vegetable Production project, which has been operating at the school since January 2022, she received vegetable seeds and grew them in her garden. Aiperi is the eldest of five children, younger brothers and sisters helped in weeding, watering and picking vegetables.
“Since growing seeds from the project was a responsibility for me, I had to pay attention to watering and weeding in time, over time I became interested, my younger brothers and sisters came to my aid and I can say that I managed to educate them to work. The knowledge gained at the trainings helped me a lot in growing vegetables. The vegetables grown with their own hands are very tasty, and the parents were also satisfied,” says Aiperi.
To date, with the help of the Aiperi family, they have harvested vegetables, preserved them, prepared a salad and stocked up on vitamin preserves for the winter.
The harvest of vegetable crops grown within the framework of the Vegetable Growing project is being harvested. Members of the farming groups provide vegetables to family members and prepare to store vegetables for the winter. Vegetables grown in the demonstration plots of the vocational school and secondary schools are also harvested and used in the kitchen to feed students.
"Production of vegetables" project is being implemented in the villages of Shor-Bulak, Kara-Koo, Eshperov, Tort-Kul and Bokonbaev of the Ton region. The project is financed by the International Seed Program (SPI - Seed Programs International) and implemented by the AVEP public fund.
