From October 1, Kazakhstan will begin accepting applications from agricultural producers for financing of spring field work and harvesting for the 2027 season. The state support will be implemented under the Ken Dala 2 program, reports infohub.kz.
Some 200 billion tenge is planned for preparation for the upcoming season. The interest rate for farmers will be 5% per annum. As noted on the prime minister's website, this approach is used to improve the quality of preparations for sowing.
"Seeds, fertilizers, plant protection products, fuel and spare parts are needed by the farm not on the day equipment enters the field, but well before," the government statement says.
Early lending gives farmers the opportunity to build up reserves and spread the financial burden before the most intense stage of the agricultural cycle begins.
Over the past three years, the volume of concessional lending to the sector has grown almost 1.8 times. In 2024, 421 billion tenge was allocated for these purposes. In 2025, the amount of support increased to 649.3 billion tenge. In 2026, the budget for spring field work and harvesting already amounted to 750 billion tenge.
"As of September 28, 2026, farmers have received 664.4 billion tenge, with financing covering more than 8 million hectares," the statement says.
For farms with insufficient collateral, a special guarantee mechanism is in place. It provides for coverage of up to 85% of the loan amount. This year, 1,735 such guarantees worth 274.2 billion tenge have been issued to investors.
Meanwhile, the harvesting campaign continues in Kazakhstan. To date, farmers have harvested 13.5 million hectares of grain crops, which is 83 percent of the total sown area. With an average yield of 14.7 centners per hectare, 19.9 million tonnes of grain have been threshed in the republic.
Licensed enterprises have received 4.9 million tonnes of new-crop grain. This figure is 20 percent higher than the results for the same period last year. Of the soft wheat received for storage, 74 percent is classified as high-quality produce. Another 20 percent is assigned to the fourth class, and six percent to the fifth.