Contemporary Livestock Husbandry in Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, changes occurred in Kyrgyzstan as in other former republics of the USSR. They affected the agrarian sector, where nearly all activity had been within the framework of collective and state farms. In the 1990s, the state changed its policies in relation to villages and introduced measures enabling privatization of land allotments, community livestock, and property. The functioning of private and other forms of ownership became a reality. The article discusses the transformation of contemporary livestock husbandry in Kyrgyzstan in the post-Soviet period in an historical and social context.