Economy of Kyrgyzstan

Hunting Dogs and Birds of Prey. Even in the early Middle Ages, specially trained dogs served as drivers (Khudyakov, ...

Hunting Tools and Weapons. Since ancient times, the Kyrgyz have used both "active" and "passive" ...

Hunting Techniques and Division of Game. The Kyrgyz hunted both on horseback and on foot. In deep snow, they wore ...

Commercial Animals. Sources from the 19th to early 20th centuries contain information about wild animals and their ...

Hunters with Golden Eagles. Mountain Semirechye, Kyrgyzstan. 1926. HUNTING Hunting has been an important component of ...

Annual Cycle of Agricultural Work The most common practice was crop rotation with two-year and three-year fallow ...

Irrigation The Kyrgyz used techniques and methods of irrigation developed over many centuries, adapted to both the ...

AGRICULTURE Agriculture was an important area of economic activity for the Kyrgyz, ranking second after livestock ...

Migration near the village of Troitskoye. Kara-Kyrgyz. Syrdarya region. 1902. Animal Husbandry in the 20th - Early ...

Forage Preparation Forage preparation became widespread in the late 19th century due to a lack of pasture lands and ...

Ail before migration. Osh region, Alai valley. 1930. Annual Cycle of Pastoral Livestock Breeding All pastures were ...

Composition of the Herd Kyrgyz people raised horses, sheep, yaks, goats, camels, and cattle. For normal grazing in ...