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

Fresh Common Potato

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Kazakhstan

Published Mar 2, 2023

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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.

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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 schemes. Collaboration also fails. They have the technology to make chips. We met with them. There are developments,” S. Batyguzhinov noted. See also: American Champion Foods will cooperate with potato growers of Pavlograd region (Kazakhstan) Meanwhile, several other investors are interested in potato processing projects. The first is processing for starch, the second for chips. “I think that we will soon arrange the processing of potatoes in the region. Because in ...

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