Master Plan for the Development of the Beef Cattle Industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2020.

Master Plan for the Development of the Beef Cattle Industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2020 is nationwide cross-sectoral policy document. The goals of the Master Plan shall be as follows: (a) increase in breeding stock of beef cattle breeding; (b) increase in the broodstock of a commercial cattle herd, slaughter weight of cattle for meat production; (c) construction of feedlots with developed infrastructure; (d) сconstruction of modern livestock markets; (e) implementation of information systems for animal identification, traceability of the origin of livestock products, satisfying the requirements of the meat importing countries; (f) advanced training of farmers, development of transfer of knowledge and technology commercialization systems; and (g) improvement of the regulatory framework.
The objectives of the Master Plan shall be as follows: (a) increase in the number of breeding stock of beef cattle breeding up to 350 thousand heads by 2020; (b) increase in the number of broodstock of commercial cattle to 1.8 million heads by 2020; (c) increase of the capacity of feedlots up to 350 thousand cattle stalls by 2020; and (d) creation of at least five livestock markets by 2020.
State support of beef cattle industry shall be as follows: (a) subsidizing interest rates on loans; (b) subsidizing breeding business; (c) Subsidizing production; (d) investment subsidies; (e) cattle insurance; and (f) subsidizing extension costs.