The MInistry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and the Civil Alliance of Kazakstan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding

The Memorandum was signed by Mr. Arman Yevniyev, first Vice-minister of Agriculture and Mr. Asylbek Kozhakhmetov, president of the Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan.
This step is aimed to consolidate efforts of state bodies and a civil society in the framework of fulfilling the instructions of the Head of State given in His Annual message in regard to a special project “Aul - el besigi” (Village is a cradle of the country).
The main goal of the Project is a modernization of rural areas’ social environment and recognition of a high status of a working man in a countryside by the Society.
For a full and effective functioning of rural areas, it is imperative to increase a level and a quality of housing, drinking water, medical care, education, socio-cultural infrastructure, roads, communications (Internet, communications) and other conditions.

These and other tasks were set in the process of discussing prospects for further cooperation by representatives of relevant ministries, local executive bodies and leaders of civil society.
A day earlier, on October 24, results of social projects competition among rural NGOs, organized by the Civil Alliance with the support of the Ministry of Social Development of Kazakhstan, were summed up. Six projects with the most votes received mini-grants in the amount of one hundred thousand tenge each.
Astana AgroForum 2018 is a global state project with a main goal to raise labor productivity in the Agricultural sector and 2.5 times increase exports of processed agricultural products in the next 5 years.

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