Abstract

The paper evaluates the status and prospects for a wider market capacity of organic foods and items. The paper analyzes regulatory framework for organic market in Kazakhstan. The paper describes the conditions for the development of the organic market. The transformation of global food market structures has influenced the organic farming. Demand for organic products has been growing rapidly. Whereas the European Union has put in place at the time an effective system for regulating organic production, the EAEU, CIS, and SCO countries can see this production taking shape only now. It is argued that Kazakhstan is harnessing its agricultural potential only partially, including organic food production. The paper proves that the development of green farming entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan will enable agricultural organizations, aided by the measures of state support, to form a new niche in the market for organic products and expand the supply of organic products in the world market. New approaches are proposed for the first time in regard to formulating regulations, model laws, and recommendations of international unions.

Highlights

  • In 2013 Kazakhstan gained new opportunities in the development of the organic market following the approval of the concept for the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to green economy for 2013-2020 [1, p.10]

  • As the study has showed, Kazakhstan, like other EAEU states, faces similar challenges when it comes to organic agriculture: underdeveloped internal market for organic food products, weak financial institutions and the lack of comprehensive government support aimed at encouraging the production of organic food; lack of national statistics on the production and export of organic products, and inadequate regulatory framework for both the internal and external organic markets

  • There is no official statistics on organic foods production in Kazakhstan, with no public register of organic producers available either

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Introduction

In 2013 Kazakhstan gained new opportunities in the development of the organic market following the approval of the concept for the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to green economy for 2013-2020 [1, p.10]. Pursuant to the concept and based on international standards, the Government adopted the Law "On Production of Organic Goods" in 2015. This law governs organic production processes, which, in turn, will enable Kazakhstan to join the international organic market and, the state will be able to regulate the import and export of domestic products. This aspect carries a huge privilege for the EAEU country. Production and sales of organic farm produce is an objective national competitive advantage for Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial complex

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