Kazakhstan Adopts Australian Livestock and Agriculture Practices
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin Visits Australia to Study Best Practices in Animal Husbandry and Agriculture
ASTANA – The Kazakh delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, visited Australia on Dec. 11 to study the best practices in animal husbandry and agriculture, reported the Prime Minister’s press service.
Australia is one of the top exporters in the world, taking the lead in both lamb and beef exports. The nation’s products are sold in over 100 markets.
During their visit, the Kazakh delegation had the opportunity to explore some of Australia’s largest agriculture and livestock enterprises, including Meat and Livestock Australia, which represents over 3,500 beef and lamb and 6,000 red meat and wool producers in South Australia, the Roseworthy Campus of the University of Adelaide, and Elders, a company that sells around 1.3-1.7 million head of cattle and 10 million sheep a year, accounting for 20% of the market.
Elders have previously collaborated with Kazakh partners in building farms from scratch.
“We worked with Sever-Agro when there was a program to revitalize the red meat industry in Kazakhstan. Two production facilities were launched in Karabalyk (the Kostanai Region): Sever-Agro and Terra. At Sever-Agro, we imported about 4,500 Angus cows from Canada, the USA, and Australia. We also organized rainfed land for the farm of about 6,000 hectares with fences for growing cattle in the summer,” said Elders agro-manager and consultant Bruce Creek.
Kaiyrzhan Nauryzgaliyev, partner of the Terra group of companies, expressed that the Australian experience could contribute to increasing the output of Kazakh farmers.
“We were in Australia 12 years ago, adopting their experience, as there were no farms of such capacity in Kazakhstan. Today, our site is the largest in the country. There are prospects for further growth, so we came to Australia again to learn new experiences because it is one of the largest exporters of beef in the world,” said Nauryzgaliyev.
“We plan to expand and increase efficiency. For example, Terra, which has a 20,000-head capacity, turned over 27,000 heads last year. In the East Kazakhstan Region, our other fattening site for 5,000 heads surpassed 7,000 heads. As we see, this is not the limit. With minimal investment, we can double the turnover,” he added.
The Kazakh delegation’s visit to Australia is expected to contribute to the development of Kazakhstan’s animal husbandry and agriculture sectors and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in these areas.
