Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with heads of leading foreign companies in the agricultural machinery sector from Europe, Canada, and the USA. The meeting, held in line with the Head of State’s instructions on the development of mechanical engineering and import substitution, focused on deepening industrial cooperation, localizing production, and introducing modern agricultural technologies at domestic enterprises, primeminister.kz reports.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the growing needs of the agricultural sector create a stable and predictable market for agricultural machinery. Kazakhstan ranks 6th in the world by area of agricultural land. Sown areas amount to about 24 million hectares. The gross output of agriculture last year exceeded 9 trillion tenge, with growth of more than 6%. Grain harvest reached 26 million tons, and oilseeds - 5 million tons.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pays special attention to the development and enhancement of the technological potential of the agricultural sector. Growth in production volumes, increased productivity, and expansion of export supplies raise the requirements for the technical equipping of farmers. Therefore, machinery renewal, its availability, and support for domestic producers are considered as basic conditions for the further development of the industry. Kazakhstan’s partnership with leading foreign manufacturers is of a stable, mutually beneficial nature and is oriented toward long-term cooperation. The Government is ready to create conditions for new production facilities with project support at all stages - from localization to entering foreign markets," Olzhas Bektenov emphasized.
More than 130,000 tractors, about 30,000 combines, and over 200,000 units of trailed and mounted equipment are currently in operation in the country. At the same time, the level of fleet renewal last year was 6.5%. The target is to bring this indicator to 10% annually. To achieve this, the state has built a consistent system of support measures, including subsidies of up to 30% of the cost of machinery, reduction of credit and leasing burdens, and preferential financing at 5% for domestically produced equipment. The measures taken are already yielding results - over the past two years, the volume of domestic machinery sales has increased by 35%, from 7,700 to 10,400 units, with demand shifting toward more complex and high-tech machines. Currently, 8 large enterprises operate, producing over 8,000 tractors and 1,200 combines annually. The share of domestic machinery in the domestic market has reached about 90%.
International partners expressed interest in further deepening localization, technology transfer, development of service infrastructure, and expanding their presence in the Kazakh market. Issues of forming a complete technological chain and improving the availability of modern high-tech machinery for domestic farmers were discussed.
Following the meeting, a ceremony was held to sign multilateral agreements aimed at localizing agricultural machinery production in Kazakhstan based on the production facilities of the Localization Center in Kostanay.
Agreements were concluded between JSC AgromashHolding KZ, LLP Eurasia Group AG, and leading global manufacturers - Väderstad Group, Dewulf, Lindsay Corporation, Amity Technology, Frans Vervaet B.V., Kuhn Group, and Brandt.
The implementation of these agreements is aimed at strengthening the potential of the industry and reinforcing Kazakhstan’s status in the global industrial production system.
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