Akim of the region, Nurlybek Nalibayev, congratulated Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Academician, Kurmanbek Bakiruly, and Excellent Agricultural Worker, Kerimkhan Egizbaiuly, on their anniversaries.
"Today we met at a meeting dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Doctor Kurmanbek Bakiruly, Academician of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, leading breeder, Honorary Citizen of Shieli district, and Cavalier of Order "Kurmet" and to the 75th anniversary of Excellent Worker of Industry, Honorary Citizen, Zhanakorgan, owner of medal "Eren Enbegi Ushin", Kerimkhan Egizbaiuly. Kurmanbek Bakiruly and Kerimhan Egizbaiuly are qualified specialists who have made invaluable contributions to the agricultural sector.
At the recent first forum of agricultural workers in Astana, our President stated: "Competition in the global food market is currently increasing. To counter this, it is crucial to give special attention to the development of science. Including the activation of seed production is one of the strategic tasks." At the same time, it is necessary to note especially the merits of Kurmanbek Bakiruly and Kerimkhan Egizbaiuly, who made a great contribution to the development of seed production in the region, the head of the region said.
Kurmanbek Bakiruly was born in 1944 in the village of Bala Bi, Shieli district. He studied at the Kazakh State Agricultural Institute and since 1967 he has been working at the Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Rice Growing named after Ibrai Zhakayev. The scientist was the first in Kazakhstan to study rice mutagenesis. This method was used to produce 130 types of rice. He was named the main author of several varieties of white rice, including the "Coral" variety and the early-ripening "Aru" variety. He has written over 160 scientific papers.
At present, he is collaborating with the Russian Institute for Nuclear Research to develop rice varieties that can withstand salt and drought. In 1997 he received a state scientific scholarship of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kerimkhan Egizbaiuly was born in 1949 in the village of Kelintobe, Zhanakorgan district. After graduating from the Kazakh State Agricultural Institute, he began his career in 1977 in his homeland. Since 1994, he has been creating the scientific and production enterprise "Agrotekhnologiya", combining science and production. He mastered the method of zoning and sowing rice varieties "Avangard", corn "Hungary", hybrids of Polish origin, Uzbek white corn, local Zhetysu varieties of alfalfa. He was the first in the world to scientifically research, prove and implement this in production. Currently, this method is used by all countries in the world that grow rice.
In animal husbandry, the American "Santa Gertrude" was the first to introduce livestock to the region, increasing its population to 400. The author of the new rice variety "Aikerim", an additional author of new varieties of winter wheat, barley.
At the active meeting, Kurmanbek Bakiruly and Kerimhan Egizbaiuly were awarded Certificates of Honor of the Kyzylorda region. The jubilee was congratulated by the Hero of Labor of Kazakhstan, honorary citizen of the Kyzylorda region Abzal Yeraliyev, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, academician of the National Academy of Sciences Galiolla Meyrman.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda/press/news/details/888608