Industrial hemp legalized in Kazakhstan, but cultivation is slow to take off In 2026, Kazakhstan did not plant industrial hemp, so no harvest of this crop is expected in the country.
Kazakhstan intends to increase aquaculture production by 2.5 times by 2028 The Government of Kazakhstan has approved a plan to increase commercial aquaculture production by 2.5 times by 2028. This is expected to reduce the domestic market's dependence on imported fish and seafood, as well as create new jobs in coastal and rural regions. In a nutshell -