BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Kazakhstan allocated
1.1 trillion tenge ($2.24 billion) to support the agricultural
sector in 2025, up by 172 billion tenge ($350.9 million)
year-on-year, Minister of Finance Madi Takiyev said during a
plenary session of the Mazhilis, the Kazakh government says.


He noted that the financing supported the spring sowing
campaign, contributed to strong harvest results, and continued the
development of water infrastructure.


"Forward purchasing covered 346,200 hectares of sown areas. As a
result, 25.9 million tons of grain were harvested, including 19.3
million tons of wheat," Takiyev said.


He added that in total, 4.9 million tons of oilseeds, 3.6
million tons of barley, 1 million tons of corn, 525,900 tons of
rice, about 1 million tons of legumes, and more than 76,700 tons of
buckwheat were harvested. Sunflower cultivation expanded 1.5 times
to 1.7 million hectares, enabling a 17.5% increase in sunflower oil
production to 752,100 tons and a 24% rise in exports to 219,300
tons.


The minister added that 1,840 km of irrigation canals were
cleaned, 680 km of irrigation networks were reconstructed, and 375
hydraulic structures were repaired in 2025.







He emphasized that budget performance is assessed not only by
spending levels but also by tangible results for citizens,
businesses, and regions.


Furthermore, Takiyev said that Kazakhstan continued its
industrial and technological development agenda in 2025, focusing
on manufacturing, transport, energy, digitalization, and deep
processing. Key projects included the launch of two major
automotive plants — the KIA plant in Kostanay region and the
multi-brand Astana Motors plant in Almaty — with a combined annual
capacity of 160,000 vehicles.


The minister pointed out that in the digital and AI sector, the
Alem.AI International Center was launched, aimed at training 1,000
artificial intelligence specialists and supporting hundreds of
startups and research projects annually. AI education programs have
also started in 20 universities, while the Bolashak scholarship
program introduced a dedicated AI track. The Astana Hub technology
park now hosts more than 2,200 IT companies, including over 500
with foreign participation.


Currency conversions are based on the official exchange rate of
the National Bank of Kazakhstan as of June 10, 2026, fixed at 1 USD
= 490.21 KZT.