Acreage for planting apple trees to increase up to 2.5 thousand ha by 2016

Zailiyskiy Alatau is the land associated with the famous apple variety - aport. The work on revival of the famous apple variety is being currently held. Presently, 14.2 thousand hectares of gardens are functioning and 2 thousand of them are for growing aport. By 2016, the area of planted apple trees will increase up to 2.5 thousand hectares. The gardeners will be harvesting more than three thousand tons apples annually.

Thus, farm household "Aidarbayev" has its own garden, produces natural juice that is sold in the country. "Gold Product", "Issyk fruit canning factory" enterprises in cooperation with farms produce seven thousand tons of fruit and vegetables preserves, 10 million liters of juice and wine a year.

The region also works on revival of sugar beet, the President noted.

This year, 4 thousand ha will be sowed with sugar beet. Four farms have already their begun sowing campaigns.