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Kazakhstan Gains FMD-Free Status, Boosting Livestock Export Prospects

By Aida Haidar  on 8 June 2026

ASTANA — Kazakhstan has officially been recognized as free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) across its livestock sector, becoming the only country in Central and Eastern Asia with the designation, a development expected to strengthen the country’s agricultural exports and international market access. Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov announced the...