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Kazakhstan's agricultural minister highlighted the country's strong grain and oilseed exports, advanced digital monitoring systems, and strategic partnerships with the FAO during a regional conference in Tajikistan, positioning the nation as a key food hub for Eurasia.
The Vice Minister of Agriculture reviewed veterinary preparedness and preventive measures in Western Kazakhstan, emphasizing transparent livestock tracking, timely diagnostics, and enhanced farmer education to ensure regional biosecurity.
The article details the sustained growth of the livestock sector in Kazakhstan's Zhetisu region, highlighting significant increases in meat, milk, and egg production over the past four years, alongside current inventory statistics, 2026 production targets, and success stories from local agricultural enterprises benefiting from state support and modern farming techniques.
Kazakhstan's InterFood Astana 2026 exhibition runs May 13‑15 at IEC EXPO, featuring about 80 firms from 12 countries and the inaugural international Meat & Dairy Industry Forum.
The article details the successful return of over 563,000 hectares of agricultural land to state ownership in Kazakhstan through intensified inspections and legal enforcement, with government officials directing regional authorities to fully utilize these lands by mid-2026 to meet national land redistribution targets.
Kazakh officials visited Brazil and Argentina to advance agricultural ties, focusing on livestock breeding, technology exchange, and investment, while highlighting recent trade growth and domestic financial incentives for sector modernization.
The Majilis of the Parliament has approved the first reading of the "On Soil Protection" bill. The legislation establishes a unified legal framework for the management, conservation, and restoration of soil resources, while clarifying the distinction between the terms "soil" and "land." The document outlines the authority of local executive bodies to develop and implement regional action plans for preserving and enhancing soil fertility. It designates key research priorities, mandates the adoption of soil conservation practices (such as minimal and zero tillage, mulching, snow retention, scientifically based crop rotations, and fertilization systems), and introduces measures to prevent the accumulation of hazardous chemicals and restrictions on specific crop cultivation. The law sets requirements to protect against waterlogging, swamping, secondary salinization, depletion, drying, and compaction, and provides for the restoration of degraded lands based on soil and agrochemical surveys. New monitoring tools are introduced, including predictive degradation models, remote sensing data, and artificial intelligence technologies for analyzing and mapping soil conditions.
The Abai region is executing a comprehensive agricultural development strategy under a national directive to double farm output, featuring 90 investment projects worth 254 billion tenge focused on poultry, dairy, and processing facilities to boost production, ensure food security, and generate employment through 2031.
The Food Corporation signed forward contracts with five farms to supply about 2,500 tons of lentils in a pilot project supported by the Global Environment Facility and UNDP, covering North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions, with additional plans for commodity lending and forward purchases of perennial grasses.
Prodkorporatsiya and Shandong Hi-Speed discussed agricultural exports, logistics, and increased grain and feed flour supplies to China, with potential forward contract financing.
Kazakhstan's Food Corporation and Tajikistan's State Material Reserves Agency agreed to boost food supplies, with Kazakhstan as the main wheat and flour supplier. Tajikistan plans to import up to 1.3 million tons of grain this season and invited Kazakh representatives for infrastructure talks, while both sides confirmed long-term cooperation and a future grain contract.
Prodkorporatsiya repaid 2.45 billion rubles in bonds, with the final coupon of 27.3 million rubles, marking the first Kazakh company to issue ruble-denominated bonds on the Moscow Exchange, and Moody's upgraded its credit rating outlook to positive.
