The Head of the Ministry of Agriculture Invited French Businesses to Invest in the Country's Agriculture Sector
Kazakhstan is open to cooperation and joint projects in the field of agriculture. This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture, Erbol Karashukeev, during a meeting with a delegation of French agricultural companies, headed by the Minister-Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Oliver Becht. The meeting was organized with the assistance of "NC "KAZAKH INVEST" JSC.
Addressing the foreign guests, Erbol Karashukeev invited French entrepreneurs to invest in the field of seed production, plant growing, and food production in Kazakhstan. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture reminded the delegation of successful cases of French companies that are ready to work in the domestic market.
For example, Lactalis and Danone plan to invest in the milk processing industry in the country. In addition, a joint project with Evolution is currently being developed to create a genetic center. It will contribute to the improvement of breeding reproduction of cattle through French breeding programs. This project is being implemented jointly with "Assyl Tulik" JSC and will give a new impetus to the development of animal genetics in Kazakhstan.
Erbol Karashukeev noted that French veterinary medicine is a world leader, and now the Kazakh holding QazBioPharm is working on a project with Boehringer Ingelheim to produce veterinary vaccines. As a result of the audit, agreements have been reached on specific stages of the project implementation. The next ambitious step will be the export of the produced vaccines to Central Asian countries and Mongolia.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture emphasized the need to strengthen contacts between ministries, departments, and agricultural producers of the two countries to fully utilize the existing potential for cooperation between Kazakhstan and France.
