“Oasis Agro and KAED example from Kyrgyzstan”, presented by Sung Jung and Alisher Kasymov, IFDC, Kyrgyzstan at the ReSAKSS-Asia Conference, Nov 14-16, 2011, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

1. PPP Case Study – IFDC and Oasis Agro
Welcome

2. Agriculture in Kyrgyzstan
Role in the Economy
• Agriculture contributes 37% to GDP –
the highest share in Central Asia
• Agriculture accounts for 11% of total
exports
• Agriculture absorbs 55% of total labor
force

3. Some Key Features
• 56% of total land area is agricultural
area (20 mln ha total area of KG)
• 7% is arable land, 87% pastures
(70,000 ha of land is not cultivated due
to outdated irrigation systems)
The KAED project is addressing this
issue by implementing rehabilitation
programs throughout Kyrgyzstan.

4. New Investments
In the Last Two Years:
• GDA with Eurasia group-$ 3.0 Million in
agricultural machinery (outlook for
expansion is very promising)
• Oasis Agro- $600,000 into the poultry
industry
• Domestic investment by farmers into
the poultry industry is approximately $5
million

5. PPP Case Study
Supporting small scale poultry industry
45-50% of eggs in the South produced domestically
versus 10% two years ago) This was due to:
• Poultry school established (175 farmers trained in
2011 with 325 additional farmers will be trained)
• Soybean processing facility installed and appropriate
protein based soybean feed produced at commercial
scale through PPP with Oasis-Agro
• New poultry school opened in Kant (Northern
Kyrgyzstan (December 2010)

6. PPP Overview
Public Sector Strengths
 Development-Focused
 Awareness of Policy Trends
 Project Implementation
Private Sector Strengths
 Market-Focused
 Awareness of Market Trends
 Sustainable Growth

7. PPP Overview
THE DISPARITY
These seemingly divergent strengths can lead to a
lack of common ground which can diminish
communication and increase suspicion.
THE POTENTIAL
This parity can be bridged and indeed synergized
– that is, working off each other’s strengths to
bring about powerful transformation.

8. Oasis Agro
Vision Statement: To transform the lives of
peoples in Central Asia by fostering business
and job creation through high quality
agriculturally based products

9. Oasis Agro Contributions
13-Week
Old
Pullets
Poultry
Feeds
Poultry
Training
Feed
Grains
Services
Equipment

10. Soybean Project
Three-year Progress
2008: Promotion
2009: 9.5 hectares
2010: 74 hectares
2011: 150 hectares
Ongoing Challenges
Low Yields
Competing Grains
Unfulfilled Contracts
Resistant Farmers

11. Poultry School
Purpose
The poultry school provides training in industry-standard
practices, thus leveraging local growers to better sustain a
profitable business. This school is the main catalyst for the
formation of small to medium poultry growers in the region.

12. The Poultry School
Courses
Over 30 courses since May 2009 in Kyrgyz,
Uzbek and Russian languages
Results
Oasis Agro has distributed over 150,000 pullets
throughout Kyrgyzstan. The vast majority of these
growers have studied in the poultry school.
Students
A total of 300 students from throughout
Kyrgyzstan have studied at the school. Nearly
75% of these students are now raising chickens.

13. On-Site M&E
Provide support
and consultation
to graduates of
the school –
includes
monitoring and
evaluation which
increases
production and
profitability for
both the grower
and Oasis Agro.

14. Value-Added Products
With challenging
infrastructure issues in
southern Kyrgyzstan,
Oasis Agro provides the
missing links in the value
chain: buying feed
ingredients from local
growers and providing
the technology and
expertise to produce
high-quality poultry feed.

15. Economic Impact
 Employs 45 nationals
 Produces 10 metric tons of high quality
feed a day
 Has Introduced 150,000 layers
throughout Kyrgyzstan over the two years
 Purchases $100,000 worth of grains a
month – all from local growers
 Has helped to generate $300,000 -
$400,000 worth of wholesale eggs every
month.

16. Lessons Learned from PPP
 Small can be Beautiful
 Work off of Strengths
 Common Vision
 Trust is Essential

17. Thank
You!