A new fish hatchery and aqua feed production unit were inaugurated last week in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan – the first instance of support for aquaculture infrastructure since dissolution of the Soviet Union. 

Financed by the Government of Finland, the facilities were built under an FAO project entitled, “Towards Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries Development in the Kyrgyz Republic.” Project activities will continue into 2017.