Kazakh diet potatoes: New healthy alternative
Kazakhstani plant-breeders have produced a new type of vitamin intensive potatoes that can be red, blue or even purple depending on the breed.
Italy minister resigns amid abuse of power, corruption probes
Italy's Agriculture Minister resigned amid allegations of abuse of power over the appointment of staff in the public healthcare system.
Agricultural innovations to increase dairy and meat export: Nazarbayev
President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke in support of farming and introduction of agricultural innovations in his State-of-the-Union Address.
President Nazarbayev calls to develop GM crops in Kazakhstan
According to him, GM products are set to widely spread across the globe as the global demand for food is on the rise.
Kazakhstan ready to rent out lands to foreign companies: President Nazarbayev
Land plots might be rented out to companies willing to implement new technology, raise labor efficiency, introduce best practices: President.
Western Europe - Western China road gets 600 points of criticism
The Western Europe – Western China road has received more than 600 points of criticism from the experts who checked it.
Prince William goes back to college
Britain's Prince William is to become a full-time student of agricultural management for 10 weeks as he forges a life after the military, the royal family announced on Monday.
One more Agriculture Ministry diplomat arrested over bribery in Kazakhstan
Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (Financial Police) has arrested the Head of Cattle Breeding Department of Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan's biggest greenhouse constructed near Karaganda
Construction of Kazakhstan's biggest greenhouse complex has been completed in Topar village in Karaganda Oblast.
Some 92 farms expropriated in Brazil for land reform
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday signed a decree expropriating 92 farms which will be handed over to small farmers as part of the country's land reform.
Santa cleared for entry to US: official
Santa Claus was officially cleared for entry into the United States on Monday as federal agriculture officials waived stringent livestock checks on his nine reindeer.
Kazakhstan to retain level of state support to agriculture after entering WTO
Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO is not going to affect the level of state support to agriculture: Vice-Minister of Agriculture.
700 children skip school to harvest cotton in southern Kazakhstan, principals fined
700 school children were skipping their classes at school because they were harvesting cotton in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
No grain storage problems this year: Mamytbekov
Kazakhstan's Agriculture Minister Asylzhan Mamytbekov has assured there would no problems with grain storage this year.
900 more Australian cows to be delivered to Almaty
Australian suppliers will send 928 more cows to Kazakhstan. Part of the live cargo dispatch earlier suffocated during the flight.
First virus free potatoes harvested in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has harvested its first virus-free potatoes this autumn.
Kazakhstan to use drones for agricultural scouting
The Astrophysical Research Center of Kozybayev State University in Northern Kazakhstan Oblast has bought a Russian-made GeoSkan101 drone.
49 Australian cows suffocate during flight to Almaty
400 purebred breeder cattle were supported to be delivered to Almaty in a Boeing-747 on a public procurement order from the Kazakhstan government.
Kazakhstan has excess of mills: Agriculture Minister
There are too many mills in Kazakhstan and many of them are currently on standby.
Amazon deforestation due in part to soybean growing
Fighting deforestation of the Amazon for cattle raising and farming is one of the great rallying cries of the world's conservationists.