Kazakhstan is a key player in the world agricultural markets, with considerable export potential in the wheat, beef and dairy sectors. Based on unique farm-level data covering all production systems, this chapter offers new insights into the constraints that hamper Kazakhstan's further economic growth and its integration into the global food trade. While a frequently mentioned bottleneck is agriculture's lacking access to finance, most farm managers are afraid to take loans. Unavailability of land is now the most cited constraint to land expansion in the highly regulated land market of the northern grain region. Another set of constraints in wheat production is related to the market power of elevators, the vagaries of trading over long distances in an underdeveloped rail and seaport infrastructure and the intervention activities of state agencies. In the cattle sector, there are significant problems in year-round fodder supply. The value chains for beef and dairy are bifurcated into an import-dependent chain of industrially processed products serving urban consumers, and a local chain of raw products serving rural consumers and urban bazaars. A more favourable economic environment for private/individual livestock farms requires simultaneous improvements on many fronts.
Developing a national water security indicators framework in Kazakhstan -Environment Working Paper No. 177 Dauren Oshakbaev, Zhanna Akisheva (1) and Alexandre Martoussevitch (2) 1) Independent consultants 2) OECD OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the author(s).
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