Kazakhstan

Kazakh-Hungarian fund to attract $100 mln for agricultural projects
- KazInform
- 31 Mar 2016
In the future the national holding "KazAgro" plans to set up similar funds with China and the United Kingdom.
Why are foreign investors interested in Kazakhstan’s agricultural sector?
- IWEP
- 29 Mar 2016
Many large agricultural corporations, especially Italian (Cremonini, Granorolo) and Chinese (Rifa, CITIC, COFCO) have stirred up negotiations regarding the building of full-scale production facilities in Kazakhstan.
New law allows foreign agricultural businesses to lease Kazakh land for 25 years
- Astana Times
- 02 February 2016
Kazakh authorities recently amended farm sector legislation allowing the country to prolong land leases for foreign investors from 10 to 25 years.
Largest halal beef farm to be built in Kazakhstan
- Global Meat
- 22 January 2016
Dubai-based company AMK Metal Fzco is to construct a livestock farm for 20,000 head of cattle and a meat processing plant for the production of 5,000 tonnes of high-quality beef in Kazakhstan.
Iran launches first overseas farming plan
- Press TV
- 28 August 2015
Iran has launched agricultural cultivation in Kazakhstan, marking its first farmland investment overseas as the Middle Eastern country seeks to secure food supplies amid a lingering drought.
Implementation of extra-territorial culture in Ukraine
- ILNA
- 28 August 2015
Iranian institute confirms that Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for overseas farm production programme
Implementation of extra-territorial culture in three countries
- Mehr News
- 05 August 2015
Iranian institute starts offshore food production in Kazakhstan and will soon expand to Ukraine and Ghana. It will also look into sourcing water supplies abroad.
Agricultural Development Fund to invest in agriculture projects - KazAgro
- Kazakhstan 2050
- 02 April 2015
During a visit by the Prime Minister of Hungary, KazAgro and the Export-Import Bank of Hungary agreed to establish a 50:50, $40 million Development Fund to invest in Kazakhstan agriculture.
Institutions are blazing a trail in CIS farming
- Moscow Times
- 02 December 2013
Interest in farming from a new class of institutional investors — including hedge, endowment, pension, private equity and sovereign wealth funds — has surged.
Changes planned for the law on foreign ownership of agricultural land
- Georgia Today
- 28 May 2013
Amid outcries from local residents against the foreign acquisition of agricultural lands in several Georgian regions, some experts have drafted recommendations to amend the Law of Georgia on the Ownership of Agricultural Land.
Not enough farmland to feed the world
- ABC
- 02 August 2012
HighQuest Partners in the US say that between 65-80 million hectares of additional land is going to have to be brought into production, globally, within the next 10 years and that this means more foreign farmland investment.
Arab states 'must invest in Central Asian farmland'
- The National
- 08 May 2012
Arab states should buy land in Kurdistan and Kazakhstan to produce staple foods to secure future food resources says a senior Arab League official.