Nevertheless, farmers are already engaged in the cultivation of medicinal plants.
Today, at a meeting of the Committee on Agricultural Policy, Water Resources, Subsoil Use, Ecology, and Environmental Protection of the Jogorku Kenesh, a draft law concerning the legalization of the cultivation of medicinal plants on agricultural lands was discussed, which was considered in the second reading.
The initiator of the draft law was the Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, Mirbek Duyyshev.
He noted that this draft law is intended to officially recognize the right to cultivate medicinal plants on agricultural lands.
The document proposes to allow the cultivation of 16 types of medicinal plants; however, according to Duyyshev, in practice, farmers are already successfully cultivating about 7-8 types. The adoption of the law will allow any farmer to legally engage in this activity.
Duyyshev also reminded that previously the cultivation of medicinal plants on such lands was prohibited.
Currently, crops such as sea buckthorn, chamomile, rosehip, and ferula are cultivated in the Chui, Naryn, Issyk-Kul, Osh, and Jalal-Abad regions. In particular, sea buckthorn occupies areas from 200 to 400 hectares, while chamomile occupies from 80 to 150 hectares.
In total, about 1200 hectares of medicinal plants are cultivated on agricultural lands in Kyrgyzstan.
After discussions, the draft law on the legalization of the cultivation of medicinal plants was approved by the deputies in the second reading.
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