During the meeting of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov with Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Phumtham Wechayachai discussed key issues of bilateral relations concerning the development of trade, cooperation in tourism and sports, as well as prospects for the implementation of joint investment projects and increasing exports of Kazakh products.
As part of a working trip to Zhambyl region, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tamara Duisenova visited Moyinkum, Shu and Merken districts and checked the progress of the program "Auyl Amanaty".
Protective measures on land treatment against locusts on the area of 2.8 million hectares, which is 110% of the forecasted volume, have been completed in Kazakhstan.
Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov told about the measures taken to increase agricultural production during the Government session.
The Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov considered the measures taken to increase agricultural production.
In Turkestan and Zhambyl regions, protective measures against locusts are fully completed.
At the meeting of the central operational headquarters to combat the spread of locusts, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin heard a report on the situation in the regions.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with CEO of Agro-Industrial Holding Company ECO-Culture Alexander Rudakov cooperation in the field of agriculture. On the agenda - joint projects to ensure agro-food security.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov familiarised himself with the transport, logistics and industrial potential of Almaty region.
To fulfil the instruction of the Head of State to bring the share of processing up to 70%, the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a comprehensive plan for the development of processing of agricultural products for 2024-2028.
According to the instruction of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on strengthening the potential of the agro-industrial complex, a mechanism has been developed to accelerate the renewal of the machine and tractor fleet and the development of local agricultural machinery enterprises.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov is on a working visit to Akmola region. Head of the Government checked the progress of spring field work in the region, met with agricultural producers and visited a poultry farm in Makinsk.
As part of the implementation of the Prime Minister's instruction to support domestic production, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin visited Shymkent on 1 May, where he got acquainted with the progress of construction and operation of existing large production and agricultural facilities.
Participants of the 14th meeting of the dialogue platform "Kazakhstan - European Union" discussed fruitful cooperation within the framework of a joint agri-food mission, which aims to promote European products in the market of Kazakhstan and increase the range of Kazakh products in the markets of the European Union.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov within the framework of his working trip to North Kazakhstan region visited the enterprises of agro-industrial complex, where he got acquainted with the potential for further increase of Kazakhstan's production to ensure food security of the country.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Chairman of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China Erkin Tuniyaz discussed cooperation in agriculture and the introduction of water-saving technologies that increase productivity in the industry from 30 to 70%.