Construction has started on a Kyrgyz-Chinese mineral fertilizer plant in the Nookat district of southern Kyrgyzstan’s Osh region. On November 25, equipment worth $15 million arrived from China to advance the project.
The $260 million investment agreement for the plant was signed in May 2023 between Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Agriculture and China’s Hebei Bai Dou Jia LLC during President Sadyr Japarov’s visit to China.
The project will be executed in phases, with the first phase set for completion by 2025. This initial phase aims to produce 100,000 tons of fertilizer annually. Future phases include plans for an agricultural machinery assembly plant and expanding production capacity to 500,000 tons per year. Once fully operational, the facility is expected to generate around 2,000 jobs.
The plant is a strategic move to reduce Kyrgyzstan’s dependency on imported mineral fertilizers. Currently, the country imports most of its 286,000-ton annual demand from Uzbekistan and Russia. The new facility is poised to meet and exceed domestic needs, boosting agricultural productivity and supporting the country’s economy.
