Kazakhstan's WTO entry means more competitive agricultural sector: Nazarbayev

A. Mamytbekov reported on the current situation in Kazakhstan's agricultural sector, Kazinform has learnt from the President's press service.

The Kazakh leader stressed the importance of continuing the implemented reforms in that sector.

"The development of agriculture is the key priority for the country. The economic integration with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) make the competitiveness of the domestic agricultural sector the cornerstone.

The modernization of the cattle-breeding sector is also of paramount importance. We need to join efforts and adopt a package program on the agriculture development to solve these problems successfully.

Currently we need not only to increase the volumes of agricultural production but also to improve its quality dramatically. We possess all necessary resources. KZT 115 trillion was allotted for the agricultural sector in 2011," President Nazarbayev said.

Minister of Agriculture also told about the provisions of the new Program on Agro-Industrial Complex Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2020.

In this light Nursultan Nazarbayev gave instructions to work out those provisions together with all stakeholders of the agricultural sector.