Journal of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences ISSN:2233-8322(Print) 2508-870X(Online) 농업생명환경연구

Creating a strong economy and providing a high standard of living is a priority for the Kyrgyz Republic. This is unachievable without the agricultural sector, which employed 32.4% of the working-age population and was 14% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. In the Chui province, small farmers produce 90% of the milk, and the production has increased over the past ten years. Milk and dairy products are traditionally important, but the volume of their consumption depends on household income levels. Farm development is necessary for sustaining the Kyrgyz rural area, but the raw milk industry is limited to small-scale production, the milk yield per cow is reducing, breeding numbers are low, epizootic diseases are present, and contracts with processors are lacking, resulting in low milk quality. This study analyzed the efficiency of small milk farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic rural area to provide sector development recommendations. Stochastic frontier analysis was used to analyze survey data from 136 farmers. The results indicated that the milk production industry provided most farmers with mine income, the financial conditions depended on the farming efficiency, and stochastic frontier analysis determined the most efficient farming method.