Financial support for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in agriculture

Abstract

The article discusses the main directions of the state programs intended for thedevelopment of entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan and the amount of allocated funds for theirimplementation. There are also presented basic means of the government support for small andmedium-sized businesses and the results of their use by special organizations that provide supportto the enterprises in the agricultural sector. The authors have carried out a comparative analysisof the dynamics of the entrepreneurship development over the years 2015 and 2019 (the period ofvalidity of the considered support programs). There also have been assessed the impact of financingon the development level of the entrepreneurship in agriculture in Kazakhstan according to theresults of the analysis. There are identified the main problems associated with the effectiveness ofthe implementation of the state programs based on the results of the study. The authors proposemethods for improving the financial system.