Central Asian countries adopt food security plan through 2030

corps and international organizations. The Kazakh delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Yerbol Taszhurekov, who outlined the country’s key agri-industrial policies. He noted that Kazakhstan is actively diversifying its crop structure: the area under oilseeds has expanded by 1 million hectares, and under legumes by 300,000 hectares. Irrigated farming is also developing rapidly — over the past two years, the area using water-saving technologies has nearly doubled to 590,000 hectares, with plans to reach 1.3 million hectares by 2030. Agricultural trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries reached USD 2.3 billion in January–September 2025, up 24.4% year-on-year. Kazakhstan mainly exports wheat, flour, vegetable oil, beef, and sugar, while importing mostly fruits and vegetables. Participants also discussed the development of transport, energy, and innovation infrastructure, as well as the creation of cross-border logistics hubs. Kazakhstan showcased ...