January 16, 2019

50,000-bird poultry farm to be set up in Kazakhstan's Akmola region

Kazakhstan continues to focus on developing its self-sufficiency in poultry meat production with the building of a 50,000-bird poultry farm expected to happen this year.

The farm will be established in the Atbasar district of the country's Akmola region. According to Abay Bekbayev, Deputy Governor of Atbasar, the farm - with a potential to increase to 100,000 heads - will be located near a mill complex on the outskirts of Atbasar city. About 30 people will get jobs at the farm. 
 

"Poultry meat and eggs are in demand on the market. Site for the factory, documents, project and plan have been prepared. Construction of the facility will begin by spring of this year," Bekbayev said.

In 2018, another poultry farm was opened in the Akmola region. Akmola's governor, Malik Murzalin, said that the poultry farm will substitute 30% of Kazakhstan's poultry imports.

Kazakhstan is working towards establishing its poultry farming sector and substituting imports with local produce.

Developed in 2009, the country's Poultry Development seeks to achieve 70% self-sufficiency in producing poultry meat by 2020.

- Trend / AzerNews