epa10016249 Women select apricots during a harvest in the village of Zhany-Zher, Leilek district, Batken region, Kyrgyzstan, 16 June 2022. According to Batken region governor, about 100,000 tons of apricot fruit is harvested every year in the orchards of Batken. Approximately 90 percent of the apricot harvest from Batken region is exported, mainly to neighbouring Tajikistan. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO
