'I'll Drive Until I'm 90': The Kyrgyz Woman Who Built A Business With Her Tractor

September 07, 2024 

By RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service,

Bektur Stamkulov and

Mirlan Kadyrov

Jamila Toichubekova, 70, from Kyrgyzstan's northern district of Jumgal, used to work in a shop, but then she got a loan, bought herself a tractor, and built a family business that keeps on growing. The harvest season is the busiest time of the year, with the family sometimes working deep into the night on their own land or on other farms.