First Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev met with entrepreneurs of Abad region

As part of his working trip, Arman Shakkaliyev visited Prirechnoye Agrofirma LLP, which is a regional leader in growing vegetables: potatoes, carrots, onions, beets and cabbage. The farm has all the necessary agricultural machinery, irrigation system and vegetable storage for 14 thousand tons. The agricultural enterprise annually produces 7-9 thousand tons of potatoes, 2 thousand tons of carrots, cabbage and onions.

The First Vice-Minister also got acquainted with the work of the Akshyn market, designed for 2,148 trading places. The total area of the facility is 19 thousand sq. m.

At the Alikhan Bokeikhanov University, Arman Shakkaliyev met with residents and entrepreneurs of the Abai region, who voiced questions on the formation of prices for socially significant food products, ensuring the availability of food and measures of state support for business entities, etc.

As the first vice-minister noted, the government is now changing the mechanisms for allocating financing to commodity producers under "revolving" schemes so that funds come to them directly. Commodity producers, in turn, will be able to purchase raw materials and crops at a low price. This will avoid a sharp rise in prices for basic foodstuffs, especially in the off-season.