Rehabilitation of pistachio and almond bushs
in adyr zone of Southern Kyrgyzstan
The true pistachio (Pistacia vera) is unique nut fruit species which successfully grows and fructifies in a belt of foothill deserts and dry steppes. There are 23,0 thousand hectares (19,5 thousand hectares are natural; 3,5 thousand hectares are planted by man) pistachio in Kyrgyzstan.
The bukhara almond (Amugdalus bucharica) is a nut fruit culture which may grow on the dry (not irrigated) grounds where annual precipitation is less than 200 mm. The pistachio and almonds are the basic wood species of pistachio forests. The purpose of the project is rehabilitation of fragments of a pistachio forest belt in the vicinities of Suluctu town. At the same time the problem of stabilization of landslide prone is going to be solved. Landslide risk is very high in Suluctu town. It is supposed that Vavilov almonds (Amugdalus Vavilîvii) and spindle trees (evonymus koopmanii Gauche), included in the Red book of Kyrgyzstan will be planted later in the plantation.
The basic components of the project are:
- A protection of 30 hectares in the slope plot, before used for pasture and growing grain crops.
- Planting a pistachio (8250 saplings) and almonds (7500 saplings).
- Training the population to look after saplings
- Information and propaganda campaign.
The bukhara almond (Amugdalus bucharica) is a nut fruit culture which may grow on the dry (not irrigated) grounds where annual precipitation is less than 200 mm. The pistachio and almonds are the basic wood species of pistachio forests. The purpose of the project is rehabilitation of fragments of a pistachio forest belt in the vicinities of Suluctu town. At the same time the problem of stabilization of landslide prone is going to be solved. Landslide risk is very high in Suluctu town. It is supposed that Vavilov almonds (Amugdalus Vavilîvii) and spindle trees (evonymus koopmanii Gauche), included in the Red book of Kyrgyzstan will be planted later in the plantation.
The basic components of the project are:
- A protection of 30 hectares in the slope plot, before used for pasture and growing grain crops.
- Planting a pistachio (8250 saplings) and almonds (7500 saplings).
- Training the population to look after saplings
- Information and propaganda campaign.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Public Foundation ?Karchygabek?
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 10,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 5,338.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 3,992.00
Project Number:
KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/39
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
73 families of the blok ?Karchygabek? participate directly or indirectly in the project. The population participates in collective works (plantings, preparation of an irrigating network, deshooting and pruning). The special agreement about sharing future benefits (nuts, a bark, fire wood, hay) was concluded between the population and implementing NGO .
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
It will be emphasized that plantings of pistachio and almond trees will rehabilitate forest ecosystem - a habitat of species included in the Red Book during training actions and information campaign.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Number of globally significant species protected by project
2
Empowerment
Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project
60
Biophysical
Hectares of degraded land rest
30
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project
73
SGP Country office contact
Mr Nurlanbek SHARSHENKULOV
Email:
Ms. Irina Talkambaeva
Email:
Address
195 Kalyk Akiev str.
Bishkek
Bishkek
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