Kazakhstan's government adjusts maximum lease limits for agricultural land

The Government of Kazakhstan has amended its resolution of 25 January 2023. The resolution sets the maximum size of agricultural land plots that a Kazakh legal entity may hold under temporary land use rights for agricultural production.

At the national level, only the pasture limit has changed: a single farm may now lease up to 56,000 ha, compared with 55,000 ha previously. The other nationwide limits are unchanged: 150,000 ha of agricultural land in total, 130,000 ha of arable land, including 22,566 ha of irrigated land, and 18,000 ha of hayfields. However, each region and each district has its own limits. The maximum of 56,000 ha of pasture may be leased only in Markakol District of East Kazakhstan Region.

Among the regions, the amendments apply to Zhambyl Region. There, the overall lease limit for agricultural land has been increased from 28,460 ha to 50,550 ha, and the pasture limit from 25,500 ha to 50,000 ha. At the same time, the limit for arable land has been cut from 2,230 ha to 500 ha, for irrigated arable land from 820 ha to 150 ha, and for hayfields from 730 ha to 100 ha.

The resolution takes effect ten calendar days after its publication.