ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 12. Over $1 billion
has been invested in Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial sector,
supporting new processing enterprises and the creation of thousands
of jobs, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said,
Trend reports via the press office of the Kazakh President.
Tokayev made the remark during the III Republican Forum of
Deputies of Maslikhats of all levels, held at the Independence
Palace in Astana.
According to the president, leading global companies are
entering Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial sector, with major projects
planned in Almaty, Akmola, Zhambyl, North Kazakhstan regions, and
Shymkent to establish enterprises for the deep processing of
agricultural raw materials and food production.
''Last year, 250 new production facilities were opened in the
sector, creating new economic growth points in the regions and
improving local living standards,'' he added.
Tokayev noted that state-led targeted efforts, including
subsidized financing of farmers exceeding 1 trillion tenge ($2
billion) last year, have strengthened the sector. The projects with
foreign participation are expected to create tens of thousands of
jobs, while fostering a modern, technology-driven agro-industrial
economy capable of meeting domestic demand and supplying export
markets.
