BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 10. Kazakhstan has commissioned a number of new industrial, agricultural, infrastructure and social facilities across several regions as part of efforts to diversify the economy and promote import substitution.
This was reported in a press release issued by the press service of the Kazakh government on August 10.
The launch of the new facilities “demonstrates the systematic work being carried out in the regions to diversify the economy, develop manufacturing and promote import substitution,” the government said.
Among the newly launched facilities is a dairy farm in the North Kazakhstan region. The first stage includes livestock facilities, a dairy unit, calf barns and a feed mill. The complex also features Central Asia's largest rotary milking carousel, designed for 100 cows.
A sunflower oil processing plant has been commissioned in the Abai region. The 7-billion-tenge ($15 million) facility can produce up to 300 tons of vegetable oil per day and process up to 500 tons of sunflower seeds. More than 120 jobs were created.
A poultry farm with an annual capacity of around 6,000 tons of meat was launched in the Kyzylorda region. The 5.5-billion-tenge ($11.8 million) project created 120 jobs.
A brick plant was also commissioned in the Karaganda region, with investments exceeding 1.5 billion tenge ($3.2 million). The facility can produce up to 45 million bricks annually using locally sourced clay.
Meanwhile, a water distribution station in Kyzylorda region was built using state-recovered assets, providing around 1,500 households with access to drinking water.
Social infrastructure projects included new housing for vulnerable families in Taldykorgan and Shymkent, as well as a sports complex in Turkestan region and a 300-seat House of Friendship in Kentau.
The government said the projects are part of the implementation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's instructions on economic diversification, development of manufacturing and import substitution.
Kazakhstan's current economic policy reflects a gradual shift from relying on the export of raw materials toward developing domestic value chains. This involves processing locally produced agricultural and mineral resources inside the country, expanding domestic supplies of finished goods and creating production capacity closer to major consuming regions.
The approach also supports import substitution by replacing some imported food, construction materials and other goods with locally manufactured products. At the same time, regional production can reduce logistics costs and strengthen economic activity outside Kazakhstan's largest cities. State support for such projects is therefore aimed not only at increasing output, but also at creating interconnected local industries, employment and new sources of regional economic growth.
