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1 OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR KAZAKHSTAN November 2016 Business Sweden, Kazakhstan

2 IN THE LAST THREE YEARS THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR GREW BY 37 PERCENT GDP COMPOSITION BY SECTOR SEGMENTATION BY COMMODITY, 2014 USD BILLION ,6 78,4 7,7 15 % 9,1 14 % 62,6 10,6 100% = USD 10,6 billion Livestock USD 2,3 billion Cotton USD 0,6 billion Other USD 0,4 billion Grains USD 4,1 billion ,5 138, Services Agriculture Industry Milk products USD 3,1 billion SOURCE: BMI AGRIBUSINESS REPORT Q4 2015, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, AGROINFO.COM, CIA, DBK.KZ, STRATEGY KAZAKHSTAN 2050 BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

3 SHARE OF AGRICULTURE IN GDP MUST INCREASE 5 FOLD BY 2050 NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV, PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

4 ARABLE LAND DICTATES THE LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL PLAYERS IN KAZAKHSTAN 4,9 5, ,5 4,9 6, , , ,1 7,1 Livestock, million of heads Grain*, million tonnes Milk products, thousand tonnes Grain storage Agricultural machinery factory SOURCE: BMI AGRIBUSINESS REPORT Q4 2015, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, AGROINFO.COM, STAT.GOV.KZ KAZAKHSTAN IS THE 9TH COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF GRAIN PRODUCTION BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

5 MARKET FOR AGRICULTURAL HEAVY MACHINERY IS DOMINATED BY IMPORTED TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MARKET, 2014 Import USD 500 million CU* 44% Netherlands 11% USA 10 % Germany 8 % Sweden 8 % Until 2019, Kazakhstan s farmers will be able to purchase up to 300 foreign combine harvesters free of customs duty annually Domestic production USD 100 million Agromash Holding Kamaz Engineering SemAZ Hyundai Truck and Bus Local production companies cooperate with "KazAgroFinance", that allows regional farmers to purchase equipment and accessories through a lease agreement SOURCE: AGRICIS TRADE COUNTRY REPORT 2015, KAPITAL.KZ, STRATEGY 2050, NATIONAL CHAMBER OF ENTREPRENEURS *CUSTOMS UNION COUNTRIES BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

6 DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IS THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MINISTRY KAZAGRO AND KAZAGROINNOVATION ARE THE MAIN STAKEHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION SOURCE: AGRICISTRADE, COUNTRY REPORT: KAZAKHSTAN 2015 BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

7 MECHANISMS OF AGRIBUSINESS 2020 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION Agribusiness 2020 I stage II stage Funding sources and volumes USD 11,5* billion: USD 9,8 billion - government budget USD 1,7 billion - others Efforts made Refinancing and financing of agricultural producer obligations Availability of the grain storage services; plant growing services and livestock farming sector Agricultural science and consulting services, veterinary and phytosanitary safety system Target indicators Increase state support by 4,5 times through subsidies Prolongation of the debt burden through refinancing of loans ( 8 years, with the USD 1 billion) Increase of the nongovernmental loans, leasing availability to USD 10 million AGRIBUSINESS 2020 WILL RESULT IN 15 MASTER PLANS FOR EACH AGRICULTURAL AREA SOURCE: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM , MASTER PLANS FOR AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAM *BUDGET PRIOR DEVALUATION OF TENGE WAS USD 21 BILLION BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

8 15 MASTER PLANS UNDER THE STATE PROGRAM AGRIBUSINESS 2020 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION LIVESTOCK* 5 master plans for Strength USD 3,5 1 billion (combined Strength budget 2 for 5 master plans) Strength 3 Ex: construction of hybrid centers for genetic selection GRAIN 2 master plans for USD 3,7 billion (combined budget for 2 master plans) Ex: technical renovation of machinery DAIRY AGRIBUSINESS 2020 OTHER** 1 master plan for USD 1,6 billion (total budget of the master plan) Ex: increase milk production and milk products for import substitution 7 master plans for USD 2,8 billion (combined budget for 7 master plans) Ex: improvement of soil fertility, purchase of machinery, threat reduction of dangerous pests SIGNIFICANT FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO BOOST DIVERSIFICATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR SOURCE: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE *LIVESTOCK INCLUDES POULTRY, PIG, BEEF, SHEEP ETC **OTHER INCLUDES PROCESSING, HORTICULTURE, FISH FARMING, PHYTOSANITARY, VET SYSTEM, LAND USE, FODDER PRODUCTION ***FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO "KAZAKHSTAN AGRIBUSINESS MASTER PLANS" IN THE APPENDIX BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

9 MAIN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE STATE PROGRAM AGRIBUSINESS 2020 National holding company KAZAGRO Commercial banks Private leasing companies Credit unions Microfinance institutions To improve availability of financial services, new financial measures of state support were introduced. These include: Financial recovery of agribusiness entities Interest rate subsidies for loans and leases Guarantees and insurance of loans Investment subsidies National holding company KAZAGRO plays a major role in the implementation of the state program. It administrates its subsidiaries that are providing necessary funding and consulting for the sector The second biggest source of funding are commercial banks. They have sufficient liquidity for providing loans to the sector AVAILABLE FUNDING GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECTOR SOURCE: BUSINESS SWEDEN; WAYS TO FINANCE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF RK BUSINESS SWEDEN 17 MARCH,

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