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LONDON (TCA) — Hope could be glimmering for Kazakhstan’s stagnating agro-sector which is more than half a century behind in technology, management and other aspects for sheer lack of capital to invest into crop diversification, quality improvement and other needs to boost product competitiveness. Kazakhstan is the world’s seventh-largest grain exporter, with half of its output available for sales abroad. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Last year Kazakhstan’s export of agricultural products amounted to US $1.1 billion, increasing 1.3-fold over the last five years, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A new book by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) calls for a transition across Central Asia to conservation agriculture, a key recommendation of the Organization's "Save and Grow" model of sustainable crop production. It suggests that governments learn from the example of Kazakhstan, where conservation agriculture practices - zero-tillage, retention of crop residues and crop rotations - have helped wheat farmers achieve high yields even during severe droughts, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia said. Continue reading
