Any postcard of Kazakhstan's landscape would be incomplete without its signature vast and rolling pastures. In 2015, permanent pastures and meadows accounted for 68.5 percent of Kazakhstan's total land area of 186.7 million hectares. Not surprisingly, the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan remains the country's industrial and economic backbone, employing nearly half of the population. However, it remains vulnerable to environmental and economic shocks. Therefore, it is important to support farmers and businesses to make the right choices for land restoration, pollinator protection and sustainable agriculture.
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Image by UNDP Kazakhstan