With the support from international financial organizations, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is modernizing 1,485 irrigation canals with a total length of over 6,000 km, according to Minister of Water Resources Nurzhan Nurzhigitov. Last year, the ministry completed the reconstruction of 162 canals with a total length of 778 km. By the end
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture says it continues a large-scale program to diversify agricultural crops area, with about 1 million hectares of farmland diversified across the country in 2025. The program is aimed at expanding the area under highly profitable and in-demand crops, both in the domestic and export markets. The main goal is to reduce
The first batch of Kazakh grain has departed by rail for Morocco. The train consisting of 105 grain railcars will traverse Russia to Latvia, where in the Baltic port of Liepaja, the grain will be reloaded onto sea vessels heading to the coast of North Africa, according to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the country’s national
This year, Kazakhstan begins planting new orchards of aport apple trees in the Almaty region, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced. Aport is the legendary Kazakh apple variety, distinguished by its large size, distinct smell, and succulent nature. The new orchards are part of a national program to revive aport, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture
Kyrgyzstan will supply over 600 million cubic meters of water to Kazakhstan during this year’s irrigation season. This was agreed upon at the 35th meeting of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Commission on the Use of Interstate Water Management Facilities of the transboundary Shu and Talas rivers, which flow from Kyrgyzstan. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Water
In Astana, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Kazakh Invest national company, Madiyar Sultanbek met with representatives of Croatian company Sinitech Industries, Swedish company Ecolean, Kazakhstan’s AGRO HOLDING BAYAN, and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR). According to Kazakh Invest, the parties discussed a project to build a powdered milk plant using innovative mineralization technology tailored to the needs
Kyrgyzstandart, the national standardization body under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, has officially been accredited to certify food safety management systems in line with ISO 22000:2019. This accreditation positions Kyrgyzstan to independently certify food enterprises and reduce reliance on foreign institutions—lowering certification costs and helping producers enter international markets faster, the United Nations Development
Construction of an industrial park by China’s Fufeng Group, specializing in deep corn processing, was officially launched in the Zhambyl region in south Kazakhstan on April 16. According to Kazakh Invest national investment promotion company, the project is being implemented in the Shu district near the Jibek Joly special economic zone (SEZ). The
Both Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have imposed temporary restrictions on the import of chicken eggs in efforts to support domestic producers. Kazakhstan imposed a six-month ban on the import of chicken eggs from April 9. The Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture said the decision is intended to support domestic producers during spring and summer, when demand for
An ambitious project to grow olive trees and produce olive oil has taken an important step forward in Kazakhstan. On April 4, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Agriculture, Aidarbek Saparov and President of Georgia’s Global Olive Corporation, George Svanidze signed a memorandum of cooperation on the project and agreed to develop a roadmap determining the timetable and
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to improve farmland management and strengthen food security in Kyrgyzstan. The two institutions have launched an initiative named Greening Kyrgyzstan’s Economy: Know More, Act Better, Enhance Results, which will foster climate-smart agriculture through the use
From October 2024 to April 1, 2025, Uzbekistan supplied 12.6 billion cubic meters of irrigation water to Kazakhstan, 1.7 billion cubic meters more than planned. Kazakhstan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov announced this at an international climate forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on April 5. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Water Resources
Production of John Deere agricultural machinery and equipment has been officially launched at the Localization Center of the AGROMASH plant in the northern Kazakh city of Kostanay. John Deere is a world leader in the production of agricultural machinery, and the beginning of its manufacturing in Kazakhstan, the largest agricultural producer in Central Asia,
On April 2, the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan and the Russian Academy of Sciences officially opened the Kazakh-Russian Center for Advanced Technologies in the Agro-Industrial Complex. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, the new center will be located in Almaty and will operate in close cooperation with leading research institutes of Kazakhstan
Xinjiang Lihua (Group) Co., Ltd., one of the largest cotton-industry companies in China, is building a cotton-textile cluster in the Turan special economic zone in the Turkestan region of southern Kazakhstan. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, the project is developing a full production cycle — from cotton cultivation to the production of finished
According to the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, over the past five years, Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports have grown by 51%, reaching $5.1 billion in 2024. The geography of exports covers 66 countries. The main sales markets remain the neighboring countries of Central Asia, Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia), as well as
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are helping to improve water conveyance infrastructure for better water resource management, promote sustainable agriculture and create new jobs in Kyrgyzstan by financing the reconstruction and automation of a section of the Western Great Chui Canal, the EBRD announced. A financial package of up
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are promoting sustainable water resource management and agriculture by financing upgrades to existing water conveyance infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan and helping to build new infrastructure in this area, the EBRD said. A financial package of up to €37.96 million, consisting of EBRD loan of €26.93
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan with financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is launching a project aimed at supporting the resilience of agricultural production and conserving ecosystems
In 2025, Kazakhstan plans to build 1,953 km of irrigation canals to provide water to 256,000 hectares of farmland, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov announced at a government meeting on March 4. This year, as part of the first phase of the Water Resources Management Program for 2024-2030, the Ministry of Water
