BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.13
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan will introduce changes to the rules of subsidizing in the agro-industrial sector of the country, Trend reports with reference to the press office of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture.
Kazakhstan’s First Vice Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov said that the changes in the rules are due to the modernization of the sector and introduction of new approaches to agriculture development, which were approved by the government of the country and are the base for the changes and amendments to the State Development program of agro-industrial complex till 2021.
“The changes require increase of labor efficiency in agriculture, decrease of import dependence, increase of processed goods share, increase of its export and volume of investments attracted,” Saparov said.
In Nov. 2019, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree on introduction of amendments to legislation of agro-industrial complex of the country.
Agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan plays a key role in country’s economy. Its development will balance sustainable development of the country, will increase labor productivity and will provide increase in living standard of the main part of population. State Development program of agro-industrial complex till 2021 is being implemented currently.
The program provides for implementation of 10 tasks, and ensuring the availability of sales markets and export development, and the development of rural areas are among it.
Country's agro-industrial complex was set a goal to radically increase of labor productivity and growth of processed agricultural products exports at least 2.5 times. All this will provide key conditions for the development of the agro-industrial sector.
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