Agrarian potential of Turkestan region presented in France's Greater East.

STRASBOURG, 29 october 2021 –The delegation of farmers from Turkestan Oblast headed by Nurbek Badyrakov, Head of the Department of Agriculture, took part in the Agrimax-2021 international livestock exhibition in Metz, France.

Invited as an official guest, Kazakhstan participated in the Salon for the first time and was the only non-European country, which aroused increased interest from local authorities, farmers and the media.

During the opening ceremony, Jean Rottner, the Chairman of the Regional Council, welcomed the delegation from Turkestan and expressed his readiness to provide maximum assistance in promoting joint agricultural projects.

He expressed special gratitude to the Kazakh authorities and diplomats for their efforts to establish and strengthen business contacts with the Greater East region of France, which is the agricultural leader of France.

The Embassy of Kazakhstan in France and the Consulate General in Strasbourg organised for the delegation from Turkestan region the visit of dairy and meat farms, the egg chicken farm, and a round table with the representatives of professional associations of French livestock farmers. The Kazakh farmers also got familiar with the advanced agricultural machinery of the world's leading manufacturer, “KUHN”.

Kazakh farmers, led by N. Badyrakov and a representative of KazakhInvest, held subject discussions on projects of strategic interest to Turkestan Oblast, which would allow to significantly increase in the future productivity and export of agricultural products in the foreign market.