BISHKEK (TCA) — Today, on August 3, the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Project, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic, is holding a seminar to acquaint all stakeholders with the Project Final report on the preparation of the Master Plan on the Inspection of quality and safety of milk and dairy products in Kyrgyzstan.
The aim of the project is to prepare a Master Plan for the inspection of quality and safety of milk and milk products, while ensuring traceability of products aimed at the export of milk and dairy products to the EEU (Eurasian Economic Union) and other countries, in accordance with the requirements of the EEU Technical Regulations.
The project is expected to be approved by the Government after formulation of a plan to improve cattle management, control and feeding on the introduction of information, and a registration identification and registration system, to improve the breeding value and productivity of dairy cows, and to establish a system of self-feeding, in order to improve the hygiene of milking technology and improve the technology for milk collection.
Final results of the Project Master Plan were prepared by the JICA Expert team and interdepartmental working groups, which consist of a number of experts from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Economy, the State Inspectorate for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Safety, the Kyrgyz Livestock and Pasture Research Institute, higher education institutions and business representatives.
The working groups carried out activities in the following areas: identification of dairy cattle, milking hygiene improvement, quality control and safety testing in laboratories for food and food safety management, providing the information about the requirements of technical regulations of the EEU and the provision of advice on how to make use of them.
After joining the EEU, also including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, Kyrgyzstan has pinned big hopes on increasing its agricultural exports to EEU member countries. The main obstacle, however, remains quality control of Kyrgyz agricultural products that should meet the EEU requirements.
