The Kazakh government has approved a plan to increase domestic poultry production by 200,000 tonnes through 2026 by expanding four major broiler farms, aiming to end reliance on foreign poultry, mainly from the US. The Development Bank of Kazakhstan will provide soft loans to key poultry farms to boost production capacities. This initiative is part of a broader effort to ensure food security and stabilize prices amid regional market turbulence, particularly in Russia. The plan includes funding 14 agricultural projects worth nearly 285 billion tenge (US$640 million).