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Kazakh Regional Agriculture Trade Show a Big Hit

USAID’s Water Users Associations Assistance Program (WUAAP), in partnership with SodBi Business Incubator and the Southern Kazakhstan Regional Government, held an agricultural trade show in the regional capital – Shymkent. To help organize the fair, WUAAP provided a $5,000 grant, which was leveraged by $15,000 in participant fees and government financing. A reported 50 contracts between growers and purchasers were signed during or immediately after the event.

The trade show was coupled with an annual regional harvest festival and drew an estimated 1500 participants from 14 districts throughout the region. Participants included 400 farmer organizations, 200 entrepreneurs, 10 agricultural finance organizations, 15 business consulting organizations and 70 government officials. The growers displayed their products outside while the processors, credit agencies, and consulting companies displayed indoors. Both the Akim (head of the City Council) and Deputy Akim for Agriculture attended the event. In the afternoon, SodBi conducted business workshops for our farmers. WUAAP is implemented by Counterpart International.

Aside from the weather, trade fair in Shimkent was a success Photo Credit: Counterpart International

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