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19 February 2025

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Kazakhstan to Establish Healthy Seed Center to Boost Crop Yields

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to establish a Healthy Seed Center aimed at reducing plant diseases and increasing crop productivity. The center will be created in 2026 at the Zhiembaev Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine and will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by highly qualified specialists. Its primary goal is to combat pathogens that threaten crop yields and environmental safety. The new center will collaborate with seed farms across Kazakhstan, analyzing seed samples from various crops. A key objective of the project is to increase the share of domestically produced seeds to 80% by 2030. Experts emphasize that improving seed quality is crucial in preventing plant diseases, as up to 70% of crop infections are transmitted through seeds. The center is expected to boost crop yields by at least 40%. As Central Asia’s leading agricultural producer and exporter, Kazakhstan plays a key role in the regional supply of grain, wheat, and oilseeds. In 2025, the country plans to cultivate 23.8 million hectares, an increase of 518,000 hectares compared to 2024, reflecting ongoing efforts to expand agricultural production.

Kyrgyzstan Aims to Develop Organic Agriculture

As Kyrgyzstan seeks to expand the production and export of environmentally friendly organic agricultural products, the country’s Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry has drafted a Program for the Development of Organic Production in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2025-2029. The document has been submitted for public discussion. The program aims to create favorable legal, economic, and social conditions for organic producers through state support. Kyrgyzstan has natural advantages for developing organic agriculture, including a clean ecosystem, ecologically unpolluted soils and water in mountainous and foothill regions, traditional farming methods with minimal agrochemical use, rich biodiversity, and strong export potential. According to the ministry, Kyrgyzstan currently has 63,000 hectares of certified organic farmland, accounting for 5.25% of the country’s total arable land. By 2029, this area is expected to triple to 200,000 hectares. The program also seeks to increase organic production to 25% of total agricultural output and raise the share of organic exports to 25% of total agricultural exports. To achieve these goals, the program proposes several key measures: Pilot Project: Transition the Issyk-Kul and Naryn regions to fully organic farming methods. Public Awareness Campaign: Conduct a large-scale information campaign on the benefits of organic production. Infrastructure Development: Improve processing and logistics for organic exports. Certification Standards: Establish laboratories for organic product certification. Research and Innovation: Conduct scientific research and introduce advanced organic farming technologies. If successfully implemented, the initiative could strengthen Kyrgyzstan’s position as a leading producer of organic agricultural products in the region.

Kyrgyzstan to Export Agricultural Products to China

On February 6, in Beijing, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, Bakyt Torobayev, and China’s Head of the General Administration of Customs, Sun Meijun, signed protocols allowing the export of Kyrgyz agricultural products to China. The approved goods include beans, wool, cashmere, poultry meat, and offal. Torobayev emphasized that these agreements represent an important step forward in strengthening trade and economic ties between Kyrgyzstan and China. According to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, trade turnover between the two countries nearly tripled from 2019 to 2023, reaching $5.433 billion - a 31.6% increase from 2022. In January-November 2024, bilateral trade continued to grow, rising by 6.9%. The Kyrgyz minister expressed optimism about the early signing of additional export protocols for dried fruits, fresh fruits, vegetables, berries, raw cattle hides, and heat-treated meat. "We are confident that these goods will be in demand in the Chinese market," he stated. To facilitate trade, Torobayev proposed establishing a Chinese certification body’s representative office in Kyrgyzstan to simplify the certification process for Kyrgyz exports to China. During his visit to Beijing, Torobayev also met with Jilin Teyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of veterinary vaccines, to discuss the supply of vaccines to Kyrgyzstan. The company expressed interest in building a vaccine production plant in Kyrgyzstan to manufacture treatments for cattle and poultry diseases. These discussions took place as part of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s state visit to China from February 4 to 7. During a meeting on February 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s commitment to expanding economic, trade, and investment cooperation with Kyrgyzstan and expressed China’s willingness to import more high-quality agricultural products from the country.

Kazakhstan Reports Record Grain Harvest of 26.7 Million Tons in 2024

Kazakhstan harvested 26.7 million tons of grain in 2024, marking its largest grain yield in 13 years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The latest figures, published on January 29, slightly revise the previously reported total of 26.5 million tons, gathered from 16.7 million hectares of farmland. Kazakhstan is the largest grain producer and exporter in Central Asia, annually shipping 8 to 9 million tons of grain abroad, including 6.5 to 7.5 million tons of wheat. In 2024, exports reached 8.1 million tons. For the 2025 season, Kazakhstan aims to export approximately 12 million tons of newly harvested grain. While traditional markets such as Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, Turkey, and Italy remain key destinations, Kazakhstan is also expanding into Azerbaijan, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, and Malaysia. Kazakhstan has already begun exporting grain from the new harvest, with 3.7 million tons shipped between September and December 25, 2024 - a 54% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

Kazakhstan Restricts Poultry Imports from U.S. and Germany Due to Avian Flu

Kazakhstan has temporarily suspended the import of poultry products from Delaware and South Carolina in the United States, as well as from the German state of Baden-Württemberg, due to outbreaks of avian flu in these regions. The decision was announced by Kazakhstan's authorities and is based on data from the World Organization for Animal Health. The ban covers a broad range of items, including live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, and any poultry products that have not been heat-treated at a minimum temperature of 70°C. Additionally, the restrictions apply to feed and feed additives (excluding those derived from plants or produced through chemical or microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies from game birds that have not undergone taxidermy treatment, and used equipment for poultry farming, slaughter, and processing. The measures concerning Baden-Württemberg took effect on January 20. These steps follow earlier restrictions imposed on January 14, when Kazakhstan banned livestock imports from Germany due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Brandenburg region. Kazakhstan’s veterinary authorities continue to monitor the global epizootic situation closely in order to respond swiftly to any threats posed by the spread of dangerous animal diseases.

Kazakhstan Aims to Boost Agricultural Exports to Russia

Kazakhstan is seeking to expand its agricultural exports to Russia as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral trade ties. On January 21, Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov met with his Russian counterpart Oksana Lut in Moscow to discuss lifting restrictions on the import and transit of agricultural products. Trade turnover in agricultural goods between the two countries reached $3.4 billion from January to November 2024, marking a 4.3% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. According to Saparov, Russia remains Kazakhstan's largest trading partner in the agricultural sector. Over the first 11 months of 2024, Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports to Russia totaled $502.9 million. “Kazakhstan is interested in increasing the presence of its agricultural products on the Russian market,” Saparov said. In recent months, both countries have made progress in easing trade restrictions. Kazakhstan has lifted all restrictions on Russian agricultural products, while Russia this month removed temporary bans on tomato imports from 36 Kazakh enterprises. Discussions are ongoing to further relax restrictions on the import and transit of Kazakh livestock and plant products. The Moscow meeting concluded with the signing of an action plan to enhance Russian-Kazakh agro-industrial cooperation. Key elements of the plan include: Preparing a joint project to establish an agrobiotechnopark. Creating a favorable framework for mutual food supplies. Finalizing the integration of veterinary and phytosanitary control information systems. These measures are expected to strengthen agricultural trade between the two countries and support the development of new joint projects in the agro-industrial sector.