NURSERY IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME OF THE FAMILY
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.