Construction of a fish processing plant started in Chui oblast

In the village of Ak-Jol, Sokuluk district, Chui region, a capsule was laid for the construction of a plant for processing fish and fish products of Wilby LLC. To implement this project, the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) allocated 134 million 250 thousand soms to the company.

The new plant will create 45 jobs, and tax payments for the period of project financing will amount to 110 million soms.

“Thanks to the RKDF, the construction of our production and warehouse complex has begun. It will be designed to store more than three thousand tons of frozen products, and production will be about 20 tons per day. We hope for long-term cooperation with the Fund”, - noted Omurzhan Narbayev, General Director of ‘Wilby’ LLP.

Wilby LLC is already one of the largest importers of fish products in Kyrgyzstan and implements its projects on a cluster basis. RKFR Board Chairman Artem Novikov emphasized that the company, which previously imported more than 200 types of fish, will now start producing these products in Kyrgyzstan.

“We will continue to support such projects and promote domestic products to foreign markets. Our goal is to help bring the volume of processing of products grown in the country to 50%. We will make every effort to achieve this goal within the designated timeframe,” he added.

The construction of the fish and fish products processing plant Wilby LLC will be an important step in the development of the fish industry of Kyrgyzstan and ensuring food security of the country.