Beekeepers from Kyrgyzstan entering Uzbek market

Tashkent, Dec. 6, 2021 . / Kabar / . Beekeepers from Kyrgyzstan are participating in the honey festival and fair of bee products in Tashkent, Kabar correspondent reports from the venue. More than 100 kinds of honey from all regions of Uzbekistan, as well as from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia are presented at the festival. Judging by the reaction of buyers, the most competitive among them is Kyrgyz honey. A large group of delegations from Kyrgyzstan came to the honey festival. Abduvokhid Tazhibaev, a beekeeper from Kyrgyzstan’s Jalal-Abad Oblast noted that the event is a great joyful event amid coronavirus infection pandemic. "We accepted the invitation from our Uzbek colleagues with great pleasure. I am taking part in the festival for the second time. The Uzbek market is known to us and we have a long-standing relationship with our neighbors because there is a very high demand for Kyrgyz honey among Uzbek consumers," said the beekeeper. In order to stimulate the industry, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev adopted on Oct. 16, 2017 a resolution "On measures for the further development of beekeeping in the country”. The document established the Association of Beekeepers of Uzbekistan in order to unite beekeepers of the country, to promote their exchange of experience. Farms that are members of the Association are exempt from paying customs duties for the equipment used, special vehicles for transporting beehives, veterinary medicines and pest control products, wax and wax products until 2023. This event has been held in Uzbekistan since 2017.