Women farmers in the villages of Shor-Bulak, Eshperov of Ton district, and students of vocational school No. 81 began growing the Albion and Monterey strawberry varieties imported from Italy and Turkey in the spring of 2024. Members of farmer groups and students of the vocational school, using the knowledge gained during practical trainings held on demonstration plots, received a bountiful harvest due to the precise implementation of agricultural technology work and the timely supply of nutrients.

Along with harvesting, they also worked on growing seedlings for the next farmer groups. Taking into account the "Seedling Relay", 1,500 strawberry seedlings were handed over to members of farmer groups in the villages of Bokonbaeva, Tort-Kul and Kara-Koo participating in the project at the end of August for autumn planting.

This project is funded by the Seed Fund International (SPI – Seed Programs International) and is implemented by the public foundation AVEP.

Within the framework of the project "Growing Vegetables" implemented by the AVEP public fund in Ton district, the members of the farming group prepared silos. This year, with the support of the project, in Kara-Koo, Tort-Kul, Bokonbaev villages and Vocational Lyceum, a total of 5 hectares of land were planted, and today they cut the land and filled 120 tons of silage.

This year, the members of the Shor-Bulak, Eshperov village farmers' group independently prepared silos.

In the Ton district, farmers who are not part of the project have also noticed that the fodder is attractive and useful for livestock, and have started to grow it on their own.

A combine harvester for harvesting and preparing corn for silage is also providing services to other farmers in the region.

This event was organized within the framework of the "Vegetable Growing" project implemented by the AVEP public fund and financed by the International Seed Fund (SPI - Seed Programs International).

Vocational Lyceum No. 81 has been cooperating since 2022 within the framework of the "Vegetable production" project implemented by the AVEP public fund.

With the support of the project, the training farm produced water, grew vegetables and corn for silage production.

"For two years, we have been using the vegetables grown in the teaching farm to prepare hot meals for Lyceum students and to prepare salads in winter.

Last year, the high cost of fodder was a problem for many, but we came out of the winter by feeding the animals in the training farm with the silage we prepared as part of the project.

This year, we plan to grow vegetables on 5 acres of land for schoolchildren's meals and corn on 50 acres of land to prepare silage. In addition, 1 court is growing strawberries on the demonstration site.

Pupils of the farmer group at the lyceum conducted practical lessons at the teaching farm, and their interest in the lesson increased. I believe that doing things with one's own hands is better than hearing a thousand things, and seeing them better than hearing a thousand things," says Bekkazieva Kayyrkul, director of the Vocational Lyceum.

This project is financed by the International Seed Fund (SPI - Seed Programs International) and implemented by the AVEP public fund.

This project is financed by the Seed Program International (SPI), and implemented by the AVEP public fund.

As part of the “Vegetable Growing” project, demonstration plots for growing strawberries of the Albion and Monterey varieties, imported from Italy and Turkey, were organized in the villages of Shor-Bulak, Eshperov and Bokonbaev, Ton district. Today, seedlings are being planted. Members of the group created as part of the project were also provided with strawberry seedlings. It is planned to conduct practical classes on growing strawberries for group members at the demonstration sites.

This project is financed by the Seed Program International (SPI), and implemented by the AVEP public fund.

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