The relevant Memorandum of Intent on cooperation in the field of water resources and irrigation management, as well as the development of sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change, was signed by the Kazakh National University of Water Management and Irrigation, the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, and Kabul University. The document was signed
On June 21, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin held talks in Kabul with Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund and Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar. The parties discussed issues of humanitarian, trade, economic, and investment cooperation. Particular attention was paid to cooperation in the mining and metallurgy sector.
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million in concessional financing from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) to help Uzbekistan implement the Second Phase of the Rural Infrastructure Development Program. The program activities will improve public infrastructure and services for rural communities in six regions across the country, according to the World Bank.
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov and Gholam Ali Soleimani, president of the Iranian food company Solico Group, have signed an investment agreement for a major project in deep milk processing. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the cheese production project, with a capacity of 155,000 tons per year, will be implemented in the Almaty region.
Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports to China increased by 82.4% in the first three months of this year, reaching $550 million. In 2025, Kazakh exports grew by 35.3% to $1.43 billion. This was announced at a meeting between Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Yermek Kenzhekhanuly and Liu Huanxin, head of China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration
Kazakhstan has launched the Rain Enforcement Program aimed at increasing water levels in reservoirs and providing more irrigation water to farmlands in the country’s arid southern region that experiences chronic water shortages and limits during summer growing seasons. According to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, the program is designed to mitigate drought
Kazakhstan has officially received the status of the only country in Central Asia free from foot and mouth disease (FMD), according to the Ministry of Agriculture. On May 22 in Paris, the World Assembly of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) approved that a zone of Kazakhstan, namely its North-West and Central regions, has
Local officials in Afghanistan’s Bamyan say Uzbekistan’s private sector is planning to invest in potato production in the province, TOLOnews reported. A delegation led by the head of Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Private Investment, during a meeting with the Bamyan governor, pledged to cultivate 40 metric tons of potato seeds on agricultural land in
The Aral Sea region faces a complex combination of interconnected challenges, including environmental degradation, water scarcity, declining agricultural productivity, limited access to essential services, and heightened vulnerability to climate change. In response to these challenges, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan and the Council of Ministers of
Kazakhstan has begun exporting its oilseed products to Iran through the Caspian Sea in a move capable to increase supplies and diversify export routes, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The first shipment of rapeseed oil was sent from the Kazakh port of Aktau, marking an important step in strengthening Kazakhstan’s position in oilseed
On May 14, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting on measures to expand industrialized intensive orchards across the country’s regions. Uzbekistan is consistently implementing measures to develop fruit and vegetable cultivation, expand the production of export-oriented products, and increase rural incomes. Today, the country has 572,600 hectares of orchards and vineyards, generating annual exports worth
The government of Kazakhstan and Asia Altyn Dan LLP, with the participation of China’s Dalian Hesheng Holdings Group, have signed an investment agreement for the construction of a deep grain processing plant in the Akmola region. At the signing ceremony, Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov emphasized that Kazakhstan is consistently transitioning from a raw materials-based model
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the Mangystau region for the construction of a sturgeon caviar farm. The project is being implemented with the support of Kazakh Invest national company. According to Kazakh Invest, the farm will be located in the coastal zone of the Caspian Sea. The main goal is to restore the sturgeon
China’s Inner Mongolia Muland Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. is launching a project to establish a high-tech virus-free potato seed production center in Kazakhstan, according to the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture. The project envisions the launch of industrial production of high-quality seed for the domestic market and export to Central Asian countries. The project was discussed
KazFoodProducts Holding has launched commercial production of BI-95 motor fuel, produced using bioethanol from grain. This is the first project in Kazakhstan where agricultural product undergoes a full deep processing cycle and is then marketed as motor fuel, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. BI-95 is already available at gasoline stations. Bioethanol is produced at
As part of the joint project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, implemented with the financial support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and High Nature Value Ecosystems in the Aral Sea Basin for Multiple Benefits,” a ceremony was held earlier
Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers has amended the country’s Medium-Term Electricity Tariff Policy for 2025–2030, providing a new state support measure for farmers using water-saving irrigation technologies. According to the Cabinet’s resolution of April 10, 2026, the current electricity tariff will not be increased until May 1, 2030 for farmers producing agricultural products with the use
Valmont Industries, a leading global irrigation machinery manufacturer, plans to localize production of precision irrigation equipment (Valley brand) in Kazakhstan. The project was discussed on April 9 by Kazakh Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov and Philipp Schmidt-Holzmann, Valmont’s Regional Vice President, Eurasia & Latin America. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Saparov emphasized that the development
Kazakhstan continues to increase grain exports, confirming the strong demand for Kazakh agricultural products in foreign markets. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, from September 2025 to March 2026 (since the beginning of the current 2025-2026 marketing year), Kazakhstan exported 9.9 million tons of grain and flour in grain equivalent, a more than a million-ton
China’s General Administration of Customs has confirmed that Kyrgyz frozen fruit are now allowed for export to China after the registration of local frozen fruit producers with the China Import Food Enterprises Registration (CIFER) system, according to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry. Importantly, a separate quarantine permit, as for fresh