BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 23. A total of 1.926 billion soms (approximately $22 million) in preferential loans have been issued to 3,173 agricultural producers across Kyrgyzstan as of April 17, 2025, under the Agricultural Financing-13 project, Trend reports via the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan.
The credits were allocated as follows: livestock sector – 1.553 billion soms ($17.8 million) for 2,517 recipients, crop production – 290.6 million soms ($3.4 million) for 609 recipients, water-saving technologies – 9.7 million soms ($113,000) for 12 recipients, leasing of agricultural machinery – 72.16 million soms ($838,000) for 35 recipients.
The Agricultural Financing-13 project for 2025 has been approved in February 2025, with a budget of 4.092 billion soms ($46.7 million) earmarked for loans. The project, which runs for a period of 36 months for livestock farming, crop production, and water-saving irrigation technologies, and 84 months for agricultural machinery leasing, offers loans at a 10 percent interest rate.
Loans are available through Aiyl Bank and Eldik Bank without collateral for amounts up to 300,000 soms ($3,430) and with collateral for amounts up to 1 million soms ($11,435). The funding is allocated as follows: 1.227 billion soms ($14 million) for livestock farming, 818.6 million soms ($9.3 million) for crop production, 409.2 million soms ($4.6 million) for water-saving irrigation technologies, and 1.637 billion soms ($18.7 million) for agricultural machinery leasing.
