In 2026, the first phase of the Harvest Agro project will be launched in southern Kazakhstan.

In the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan, a project for the cultivation and deep processing of corn and soy is being implemented, with a cost of 51 billion tenge—the initiator is the Swiss company Harvest Agro. The project is being implemented within the framework of a tripartite Framework Agreement signed in October 2025 between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Akimat of the Kyzylorda region, and the company Harvest Agro. The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has shared details of the large-scale agricultural project. On a territory of 23.5 thousand hectares, it is planned to cultivate and process corn and soy. The launch of the first stage is scheduled for 2026. As part of this, 8.5 thousand hectares of irrigated land will be put into operation, and a seed processing plant will be built. In the second stage, the area of sowing is planned to be doubled, and the production capacity for processing agricultural products will be brought up to 60 ...