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` Kazakhstan

- Introduction- Geography- Society- Economy` Agriculture- Overview- Agriculture Environment- Agriculture competitiveness` Agricultural projects- Country assistance strategy- Closed projects- Active projects- Key stakeholders & Implementing agencies` Conclusion` Recommendations


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` Official Name: Republic ofKazakhstan

` Government: Presidential Republic

` Capital City:Astana

` Administrative divisions: 14` Independence: 16 December,1991


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` Area: 2,724,900 Sq km` Land Boundaries: 12,185 Km (bordered by 5

countries & Landlocked)

` Continental Climate,Arid and semi arid

` High topographical variation

` Russia leases 6,000 sq km of the territory(Baikonur)

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Natural hazards: Earthquakes & Mudslides` High Environment pollution


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` Population: 15,399,437 (July 2009 est.)

` Population growth rate: 0.392%

` Religions:

Muslim-47%, Russian Orthodox-44%, Protestant-2% & Other-7%

` Literacy : 99.5%

` Age Structure:

0-14 Years: 21.8%, 15-64 Years: 70.2%,65 Years & over: 7.9%

` MedianAge: 29.6 Years


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` GDP per capita : $ 11,500 (2008 est.)` GDP real growth rate: 2.4% (2008 est.)` Labor force: 8.412 million (2008 est.)` Revenues: $ 33.47 billion,

Expenditures: $ 36.23 billion` Industrial production growth rate: 2.4%` Exports: $ 71.97 billion` Imports: $ 38.45 billion` 1 U.S. dollar = 150.83 Kazakh Tenge


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` Agriculture contributes : 5.3% of total GDP

` Labor force: 31.5 %

` Virgin Land Campaign (1954)

` Major Products: Wheat, Cotton & Livestock` Agriculture Environment

- Land Use

- Land cover

- Topography

- Rainfall & Temperature


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` Arable land : 8% of land area` Permanent crops: 0.05%

` Other : 91.67%

` Agricultural land area: 222 million hectares

- Plough lands: 24 million hectares

- Hayfields: 5 million hectares

- Pastures : 189 million hectares


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` Land area

- 10% under forest-steppe and steppe- 60% are semi desert

- 5% highlands


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` Sea level- Highest point : 6,995 m

- Lowest point : - 132 m

` Area under water 47,500 sq km


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` Positive factors- Significant potential

(abundant land)

- Qualified labor force

- Stable macroeconomicenvironment

- Low cost of energy

- High public support to

sector

` Negative factors- Uneven climate

- Low water resources

- Higher cost of labor

- Access to new markets

- Unfavorable privateinvestment environment

- Currency overvaluation

Risk (Oil)


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- Preventing loss of competitiveness1.Agricultural Competitiveness project

- Enhancing competitiveness & private business

- Building a foundation for competitiveness1. Irrigation & Drainage

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` Dryland ManagementProject- To Develop Alternative land uses, rehabilitate ecosystems- To Quantify & monitor carbon sequestration- To Build & promote capacity- Implementing agencya.

Ministry of Natural resources & environment Protection

` Irrigation & Drainage Project (Phase 2 in pipeline)- To Promote sustainable irrigated agricultural production- To Introduce improved agricultural practices- To Strengthen irrigation and environmental agencies- Implementing agencya. Ministry ofAgriculture


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` Agricultural CompetitivenessProject- To improve agricultural products quality- Agricultural knowledge transfer- Institutional Development- Implementing agencya. Ministry ofAgriculture

` Nura river clean up project- To clean up mercury pollution level- To provide alternative source of water supply- Implementing agencya. State committee for water resources

` Syrdarya control & NorthernAral Sea (phase1) project (Phase 2 in pipeline)

- To sustain & increase agriculture & fish production- Secure the existence of NorthernAral sea (& improve the ecological condition)- Implementing agencya. State committee for water resources


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` GovernmentAgencies

- Ministry ofAgriculture

- Ministry of Natural resources & Environment Protection

- State Committee for Water Resources

` Scientific Institutions- National Center forSpace Research & Technologies

- KazGeoCosmos

` Private Organizations

- Gis-terra

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