Kyzylorda is preparing for export of rice to Iran

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A new variety of rice is being probated now in the region for further overseas export

The dynamics of rice yields continues to grow in the Kyzylorda region. "If we compare with 1991, the productivity increased by 12%. And if you take the last three years, the total production of rice has increased by one third. Every year we produce about 400 thousand tons", - said head of the regional Department of Agriculture Bakhyt Zhakanov in an exclusive interview to palata.kz. He noted that it allows not only to fully meet the needs of the domestic market, but also to export rice.

According to Bakhyt Zhakanova, today Kyzylorda rice is exported to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan. "These are the countries to which we have established exports. We export small amounts to Russia. Sometimes we export to Europe", - he added the head of the Office.

The interlocutor of palata.kz named Russians as the main competitors of Kyzylorda rice producers, because genetics of our and rice Russian is identical. "We do not compete with China, we do not compete with other countries, such as Uzbekistan, where they grow different type of rice. National standards of taste in all countries are different. Iran will not eat our rice, because they are prepare very different dishes, they do not eat traditional Kazakh pilaf, and they do not eat rice porridge, which we like to eat in the post-Soviet countries", - said Bakhyt Zhakanov.

The head of the office believes that "it is necessary to give what they like to eat, to make those varieties, which they love".

"So now we go to a higher quality level, when you need to grow those varieties that they prefer in their countries. It is clear that if we do not create competition, but we will be more successful", - said Bakhyt Zhakanov.

Now the rice growers of Kyzylorda region are trying to grow the Iranian rice variety. "We want to see how to behaves, if it adapts, then we will be able to sell to Iran their favorite brand of rice", - summed up Bakhyt Zhakanov.

Zhanar Serdalina