The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has made changes to the subsidy rules for livestock breeding to boost the productivity and quality of livestock products, with a particular focus on domestic breeds of riding and riding-harness horses. The new subsidy areas include the acquisition of foreign stallions for breeding, breeding domestic horse breeds, and maintenance of breeding stock. Farmers near cities of national significance, including Shymkent, can now also apply for these subsidies. Additionally, a new exception for feed subsidies has been introduced for farms in arid regions like Atyrau, Mangistau, Kyzylorda, and Ulytau, where there is a shortage of feed.