Kazakhstan's Minister of Agriculture, Aidarbek Saparov, met with Türkiye’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, during a recent visit to Türkiye, where they signed agreements worth $2bn for agro-industrial complexes and agricultural trade, and discussed new initiatives to strengthen agricultural relations.
Investment agreements include six successful projects with Turkish investors and ten more planned ventures worth $553mn, covering greenhouse complexes, wheat and bean processing plants, and vegetable storage facilities.
Saparov highlighted the steady growth in Kazakh-Turkish agricultural trade, which saw a 13% increase by the end of 2023. Traditionally, Kazakhstan has supplied crop products to Türkiye, but recent changes in June 2024, lifting restrictions on livestock exports, have opened new opportunities. Kazakh producers, including livestock raising, fattening, and slaughtering companies, along with meat processing plants, are now poised to enter the Turkish market.
Saparov thanked Yumakli for his role in lifting the restrictions and emphasized the importance of Kazakh enterprises completing Turkish veterinary inspections. He also stressed the need to boost exports of crop products, noting Türkiye’s active import of grains and oilseeds and Kazakhstan's expected good harvest this year.
Cooperation in agricultural science also took a significant step forward. During the visit, the National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Center of Kazakhstan signed three cooperation agreements with Turkish institutions: the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policy, Sivas University of Science and Technology, and the Turkish Beekeepers Association.
Minister Yumakli expressed Turkey's readiness for comprehensive cooperation and aligned with Kazakhstan's vision for future bilateral agricultural relations.
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