Kazakhstan Dairy Association Signs Memorandum on Breeding Cattle Supply with Germany's Masterrind

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 13, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan announced that the Kazakhstan Dairy Association and the German livestock breeding company Masterrind GmbH signed a memorandum of cooperation during the EuroTier 2026 international livestock exhibition held in Hanover, Germany, intending to establish long-term cooperation on the supply of high-yielding breeding cattle and to study the optimization of procurement costs and supply conditions for breeding stock. The cooperation is currently at the framework agreement stage.

According to the agreement disclosed by the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, the two parties will cooperate on the supply of high-yielding breeding cattle, the improvement of the genetic potential of Kazakhstan's dairy herd, and the enhancement of pasture production efficiency. One key focus is to study procurement mechanisms more favorable to Kazakh agricultural producers, including optimizing the purchase costs of breeding stock. The two parties hope to expand local pastures' access to high-quality genetic resources through direct cooperation with professional German breeding institutions.

Kazakhstan is implementing the Comprehensive Livestock Development Plan for 2026–2030, with key priorities including expanding the foundation of superior breeding stock, improving the genetic quality of agricultural animals, and increasing livestock product output. Dairy cattle farming is a key area of the plan, involving improving herd production performance, refining selection and breeding methods, and applying modern reproductive technologies. This memorandum of cooperation aligns with the dairy cattle breeding and breeding stock resource development directions of the aforementioned development plan.

Previously, on October 29, 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan disclosed a plan to import 5,000 Holstein-Friesian dairy cows from Germany by the end of that year, with an estimated purchase amount of approximately 6 billion tenge. This plan is part of a previously established government-level import arrangement.