Bishkek, Oct. 19, 2023. /Kabar/. Beekeepers from Kyrgyzstan took part in the II International Honey Festival, which was held from October 27 to 29 in the Valley of Legends theme park in Namangan, Uzbekistan, resident of the city of Namangan, blogger and tour operator Asel Arzieva told Kabar Agency.
She said that the main goal of the festival is to create a platform for the international exchange of experience in the field of beekeeping, the introduction of innovative technologies, as well as strengthening cooperation and friendship with the peoples of the Central Asian region.
Entrepreneurs and beekeeping specialists from Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken regions of Kyrgyzstan took part in it.
One of the festival participants from Kyzyl-Kiya, Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, Ilyichbek Orozbaev, is taking part in this festival for the second time.
“I brought here last year’s honey and this year’s harvest, as well as aged honey for up to four years. Uzbek friends buy our environmentally friendly, mountain honey with great pleasure,” he said.
Arzieva said that this festival makes a huge contribution to the development of tourism in the region, attracting great attention not only from local residents and neighboring republics, but also from foreign guests.
“Of course, every year the festival organizers try to improve, become better and better, and invite new guests. During the festival, a lot of seminars and trainings were held, where beekeepers from all regions exchanged opinions and experiences. This type of tourism can be called gastronomic and it is very appropriate in our region. The gastronomic diversity here greatly attracts tourists; our region is considered one of the most “delicious”,” she noted.
Arzieva believes that this festival plays an important role in the development of friendly relations between neighboring countries, between residents of the border regions of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
“In our region, Kyrgyz honey is in great demand; Namangan residents are very fond of Kyrgyz honey. The festival is in all respects of great importance for the Namangan region and the Fergana Valley region as a whole. We hope that every year the festival will grow and gain even more popularity among beekeepers and tourists,” she concluded.
For the first time, the International Honey Festival was held in the city of Namangan on October 28-30, 2022.
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