Visit of the Kazakh delegation to the USA
From November 3 to 6, 2021, a Kazakh delegation consisting of Minister of Agriculture Yerbol Karashukeyev, Minister of Justice Marat Beketayev, Vice Minister of National Economy Alisher Abdykadyrov, Chairman of the Management Board of Baiterek NMH JSC Aidar Arifkhanov, and Chairman of the Board of the National Agrarian Research and Education Center Gulmira Isayeva paide a working visit to the United States.
As part of the trip, meetings with representatives of the US Department of Agriculture, the US Department of State, members of the US Congress and the World Bank as well as a round table with the participation of international non-governmental organizations were held.
The issues of enhancing interaction in the field of agriculture, as well as the further development of Kazakhstan's potential in ensuring food security at the local and regional levels were discussed during meetings with Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service Daniel Whitley, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Negotiations Anthony Fernandes, as well as representatives of the World Bank.
During a series of meetings of Minister Beketayev and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Yerzhan Ashikbayev with US Congressmen Jim McGovern, Thomas Suozzi, John Boozman and Tom Cotton, the new avenues of the Kazakh-U.S. bilateral cooperation as well as the establishment of the Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with the United States have been discussed.
At the round table, the experts were briefed about the main messages of the Address to the Nation of the Head of State and reform packages aimed at further institutional development of the political system of Kazakhstan and strengthening of government and society dialogue.
On November 4-6, the delegation visited the states of Nebraska and Iowa, where held negotiations with “Valmont” management regarding the practical implementation of an agreement on the construction of a plant producing modern irrigation and crop management systems in Kazakhstan, and also got acquainted with the company's production site.
In addition, Minister of Agriculture Karashukeyev held talks with “Tyson Foods” company, during which a project to launch a meat processing plant in Kazakhstan was discussed.
During the visit to the companies “Trans Ova Genetics” - the world leader in reproductive technologies for animals, as well as “Cambridge Technologies” and “Rhea Cattle Company”, an exchange of views took place on the prospects for cooperation in implementing scientific projects on preservation and improvement of genetic resources in beef cattle breeding with the help of advanced technologies.
During a series of meetings Gulmira Isayeva with representatives of the “University of Nebraska” and ‘Texas A&M University”, the parties discussed the introduction of water-saving technologies in agriculture, as well as the development of a training program for Kazakhstani farmers that would meet all modern requirements the of agricultural producers.