Featured image: Zhenishbek Shuguraliev Centralasiengrupperna’s project with El-Too targets rural communities of Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions in Kyrgyzstan. By promoting permaculture principles, we support farmers in finding innovative ways to adapt to climate change, create sustainable livelihoods, achieve food sovereignty, and enjoy healthier, more varied diets. Zhenishbek Shuguraliev shares his experiences of being part of the initiative, highlighting how permaculture has impacted his ...
Story of Zhenishbek Shuguraliev – participant of the initiative with El ...
In June 2024, Jona Elfdahl and Etta Säfve, permaculturalists and artists at Gylleboverket, traveled to Kyrgyzstan to meet CAG’s local partner, El Too, and visit permaculture projects in the northern region of the country. Read their story below. The snow-capped mountain peaks surround us as we lie in the waters of the turquoise lake. Soon the sun will set, and we will settle into the yurt that will be our home for a few days during our two-week stay in Kyrgyzstan. We are here to visit and ...
Featured image: Installation ‘Wounded but still alive’ by Ademi Raimbekova In 2025, Centralasiengrupperna, together with our long-term partner from Kyrgyzstan, El Too, created a project and expert group called ‘Reviving the Roots’ to address the issue of unsustainable soil management and land degradation in Kyrgyzstan. The project connected a range of different actors, including researchers, civil society, smallholder farmers, soil experts, agronomists, and artists. Together, we ...
För en månad sen blev projektet ”40 Kirgiziska Kvinnor – Från då till nu” (”40 Women of Kyrgyzstan – From Past to Present”) tillgängligt online via vår hemsida. Sedan dess har nyheten om projektet spridits i olika sociala medier och artiklar. Bland annat skrev Osj-baserade Florian Coppenrath en artikel om projektet på tyska och franska, men trots att den ursprungliga målgruppen var svensk allmänhet har material på svenska uteblivit. Detta ska vi ändra på från och med ...