FAS/Customer Engagement Virtual Dialogue Series
“Spotlight on Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan: Entry Point to Central Asia”
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11:00 am (EDT) Introductions and Logistics – Julio Maldonado, FAS/Customer Engagement
11:05 am (EDT) Welcome – Clay Hamilton, Associate Administrator, FAS
11:10 am (EDT) The Kazakhstani Market – Tim Harrison, Head of Post, FAS/Nur-Sultan
- Overview—political, economic, cultural and market perspectives
- Shipping logistics and distributors
- Retail landscape and best prospects
- Livestock sector opportunities in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
- Capacity building programs and agricultural education
11:30 am (EDT) Introducing Consumer Products to Central Asia – Timur Tuleubayev, Wine and Spirits Importer
11:45 am (EDT) Livestock Sector Development Initiatives – Dauren Matakbayev, Executive Director, Kazakhstan Hereford Association
12:00 (EDT) Q and A: Open Discussion – Moderator, Julio Maldonado, FAS
12:30 pm (EDT) Review and Closing – Tim Harrison and Julio Maldonado, FAS
For questions or concerns, please contact FASCustomerEngagement@usda.gov or julio.maldonado@usda.gov.
Photos courtesy of Oziel Gomez and Kama Tulkibayeva, Unsplash.com
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