Kazakhstan Goes Organic in Bid to Build Niche in Grains Market
- Country to boost organic output to tap growing consumer demand
- Organic crops can be sold at premium to places like EU, China
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Kazakhstan is tapping growing consumer demand for organic crops to help it better compete in the food-export market.
The country wants to use much of its vast uncultivated lands to grow soybeans and other non-genetically modified crops for markets such as China and the European Union, Agriculture Vice Minister Gulmira Isaeva said. By offering non-GMO and pesticide-free produce, it hopes to carve out a niche in a crops market dominated by giants such as Russia, Australia or the U.S.