Life in rural Kyrgyzstan: Disabled farmer overcomes obstacles to grow strawberries in arid land

Kyrgyzstan|life|July 24, 2025 / 02:54 PM

AKIPRESS.COM - Turat Monkoev, a 47-year-old resident of Ak-Suu village with a Group 1 disability, has defied his physical limitations to become a successful farmer, growing strawberries on arid, mountainous land...

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