Underutilized Land Grows New Rootstock to Boost Economy

With 45% of the population living in rural areas, the poverty gap between rural and urban living is large. The agricultural industry only accounts for 5% of the country’s economy. Farming in Kazakhstan has several hinderances such as 90% of their farm equipment is over 10 years old and needs to be replaced. Growing fruit trees is one option to utilize land without the need for large farming equipment.