According to the provided information, the interest rate on loans is 3% per year.
This program aims to support agricultural producers, breeding farms, and farms included in a special list approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Individual entrepreneurs engaged in the import of breeding livestock and providing artificial insemination services can also receive loans.
Preferential financing is available for the following areas:
- purchase of breeding livestock;
- modernization of agricultural enterprises;
- construction and reconstruction of livestock facilities;
- implementation of modern technologies in the maintenance and breeding of animals.
The program supports the following breeds of cattle: Alatau, Hereford, Holstein, Simmental, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, and Galloway.
The lending conditions are as follows:
- maximum loan amount — 20 million soms;
- for insemination technicians — up to 2 million soms;
- loan term — up to 60 months;
- grace period — 6 months;
- loans up to 500,000 soms can be obtained without collateral;
- if collateral is insufficient, the possibility of obtaining a guarantee from the Guarantee Fund is provided.
The ministry emphasized that this program is aimed at supporting domestic livestock breeders, improving herd productivity, increasing the genetic potential of agricultural animals, and strengthening the country's food security.