BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 27. World Food Programme (WFP) helped to improve irrigation water distribution systems in Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports with reference to the WFP's monthly report.
"A total of 214 irrigation water distribution systems were rehabilitated in 24 rural communities in the first half of this year," the organization said.
During the reporting period, around 100 km of irrigation canals underwent rehabilitation, which improved irrigation for 72,600 hectares of land, and helped to reduce water losses and increase productivity.
In addition, WFP renovated 177 km of drinking water pipelines and enabled access to clean drinking water for 57 rural communities from Kyrgyzstan, including for schools and kindergartens.
Moreover, about 1,500 vulnerable families participated in human capital building projects to acquire important livelihoods skills in beekeeping, fish-farming, biofertilizer production, sewing, plumbing and welding.