What prevents foreign investors from setting up potato processing in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Last year, in the Pavlodar region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the potato harvest exceeded the needs of the population many times over. The authorities of the region say that with such volumes, they simply have to start processing it. Foreign investors are showing interest in the implementation of projects, but processing has not yet been established, APK Novosti reports. As Deputy Mayor of Pavlodar region Serik Batyguzhinov said at a briefing, American investors visited the region in 2022. They planned to start processing potatoes and making chips. However, the collaboration never started. The parties failed to resolve the issue of allocation of agricultural land. “This year we held several working meetings with investors. There are insurmountable problems. The investor is good, has a global brand. However, the issue there is the allocation of agricultural land. According to the law, we do not have the right to allocate land to foreign contractors. We offered them other ...