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Uralsk. 22 July. INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN – A sturgeon hatchery can be built in West Kazakhstan Oblast (WKO) in the middle reaches of the Ural River.

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Kazakhstan proposes to include winemaking in the list of priority sectors under the Business Roadmap 2020 Programme, News-Kazakhstan Information Agency reports.

Major food companies and leading international associations from Canada, India and the U.S. are preparing to take part in World Food Kazakhstan, which for the past 13 years has been organised by the exhibition company Iteca and held in Almaty.

Kyzylorda. 7 June. Kazakhstan Today - An Italian plant on tomato paste production will be commissioned by autumn on Tatu-Agro farm in the southernmost Zhanakorgan District, Kyzylorda Oblast, as part of a breakthrough project.

In Kazakhstan, the ratio between import and retail prices did not change in January 2010.

Kazakhstanis pay for food three times as much.

The greenhouse production infrastructure is underdeveloped in Kazakhstan. “Today, there are 1,752 indoor facilities in the country, with a total area of 217 hectares. According to statistical data, the gross output is 14,700 tons per year – which is a mere 17% of what we consume.”

According to the Astana City Akimat (Kazakhstan), in order to develop a local agro-industrial complex, KazAgro National Holding JSC began implementation of the project on construction of a wholesale agricultural produce market with regional terminals 12 kilometres off Astana, in Talapker, Akmola Oblast.

Construction of a fruit store cellar was completed in Shymkent, which will provide agricultural producers in Southern Kazakhstan, Zhambyl and Kyzylorda Oblasts with an opportunity to sell fruit and vegetables irrespective of the season.

On 3-6 November, Almaty hosted the 12th Central Asian International Food Industry Exhibition – World Food Kazakhstan 2009.