Sustainable pasture management in Kyrgyzstan (Zhyrgal Kozhomberdiev)
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Kyrgyzstan is a country of nomads. Pastoralism has been central to the Kyrgyz identity for thousands of years, evolving to suit the mountainous terrain that makes up today’s Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyz people rely on livestock (mainly horses and sheep) for their food, transportation, culture and economy, drinking fermented mare’s milk called kymys and enjoying a national sport called kok boru (resembling polo, and traditionally played using a goat carcass).