Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin, who started his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan. They discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation, expansion of cooperation in the field of investment, agro-industrial complex, transport and logistics, energy, cultural and humanitarian sphere, tourism and others.
Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov at the Government session reported that in the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan today are more than 300 thousand producers, which provide employment for 1.1 million people, including professionals working professions 595 thousand people or 55%.
Since the beginning of December this year in the regions of Kazakhstan held more than 250 agricultural fairs, which were visited by about one million citizens.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov is on a working visit to Kostanay region. The key task was to monitor the progress of implementation of instructions of the Head of State, given in the Address to the people of the country "Fair Kazakhstan: law and order, economic growth, social optimism".
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov at a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Moscow discussed with the heads of government of the EAEU member countries key aspects of cooperation.
Within the framework of his working trip to Kyzylorda region, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov checked the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State given in his Address to improve the welfare and quality of life of villagers within the framework of the programme "Auyl Amanaty", diversification of the economy through the development of agro-industrial complex, as well as modernization of social infrastructure facilities to provide residents with quality educational services.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk held talks on cooperation in agriculture. They were a continuation of the discussions raised at the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation between the two countries.
The Government at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin considered proposals to reform the veterinary system.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with the Chairman of the Board of the Chinese company Fufeng Group Li Xuechun cooperation in the field of agro-industrial complex and coal chemistry. Attention is paid to the issues of long-term investment cooperation with emphasis on deep processing.
Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin heard proposals from the Ministry of Agriculture to improve the efficiency of the phytosanitary control system in Kazakhstan.
Deputy Minister of Trade and Integration Kairat Torebayev reported on Kazakhstan's export potential in cereals at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
The Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reviewed the results of the harvesting campaign. The ministers of agriculture, trade and integration, transport, as well as akims of a number of regions reported on the provision of farmers with quality seeds and mineral fertilisers, as well as the sale of agricultural products, including export markets.
At the Government session Deputy Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov said that the total area of irrigated agricultural land in Kazakhstan is 1.9 million hectares.
The Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov considered the results of the growing season. The reports of the Ministers of Water Resources and Irrigation, Agriculture, as well as akims of a number of regions were heard.
Pavlodar region is on the 4th place by the volume of sown areas of cereals in Kazakhstan. Of the total sown area of 1.6 million hectares of cereals and legumes sown on 928.5 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 374.3 thousand hectares, fodder - 281.2 thousand hectares, the rest - vegetables.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Tamara Duisenova checked the progress of Auyl Amanaty project and visited a number of social facilities in Akmola region.
