INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AGROWORLD QAZAQSTAN AND COLDCHAIN QAZAQSTAN 2026 TO SHOWCASE MODERN SOLUTIONS FOR ADVANCING AGRICULTURE AND COLD LOGISTICS

FROM 28 TO 30 OCTOBER 2026, THE ATAKENT KAZAKHSTAN CENTRE FOR BUSINESS COOPERATION IN ALMATY WILL HOST TWO MAJOR INDUSTRY EVENTS: THE 20TH CENTRAL ASIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION FOR AGRICULTURE, AGROWORLD QAZAQSTAN 2026, AND THE 10TH CENTRAL ASIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION FOR COLD STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND COLD LOGISTICS SERVICES, COLDCHAIN QAZAQSTAN 2026.

The joint platform will bring together 209 companies and organisations, including 151 exhibiting companies with stands, 19 business programme participants, 32 media partners, and 7 industry organisations and associations. The participants will represent 22 countries: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, India, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, the United States, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and South Korea. The exhibitors include 55 Kazakhstani companies and 154 international companies. For 79 companies, this will be their first participation in the exhibitions. The international presence will be complemented by national pavilions from Georgia, the Netherlands, and South Korea, as well as regional pavilions representing St Petersburg and Chelyabinsk in the Russian Federation.

An important component of AgroWorld Qazaqstan and ColdChain Qazaqstan will be the international AgriFORUM, bringing together specialised sessions and expert discussions on current issues in the development of the agro-industrial sector.

On 28 October, the programme will open with the plenary session «Digital Transformation of the Agro-Industrial Sector: Technologies Changing Agribusiness». The same day will feature the strategic sessions «Women in AgroBusiness: Women Growing Businesses and Transforming the Agricultural Sector» and «Water as a Resource for Agricultural Development: New Mechanisms for Irrigation Management and Improving Water Efficiency»; the panel discussion «Apple Orchards as an Investment: Where to Start, What It Costs and When It Pays Off»; the ESG session «From Field to Carbon Unit: Climate Economics in Kazakhstan’s Agricultural Sector»; and the presentation meeting «Made in St Petersburg. Made with Intelligence. Export Potential and Technological Innovation in the Agro-Industrial Sector».

On 29 October, the business programme will continue with the Farmers’ School «Efficient Livestock Farming: Feed, Animal Health and High Productivity»; a presentation of the Poultry Forward Kazakhstan programme, Aeres training centre, Wageningen University & Research, and the European Bank; and the panel session «From Orchard to Shelf: Apple Variety Policy, Storage, Packaging and Sales».

AgroWorld Qazaqstan and ColdChain Qazaqstan serve as professional platforms for showcasing modern solutions, exchanging experience, and strengthening business cooperation between representatives of the agro-industrial sector and the cold logistics industry. Participation enables companies to present their developments to a targeted audience, negotiate with potential partners, find suppliers, and identify new areas for cooperation.

The exhibitions are officially supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Akimat of Almaty, the Kazakhstan Poultry Union, the Almaty Region Gardeners Association, the Association for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Sector of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs.

The exhibitions are organised by Iteca, a Kazakhstan-based exhibition company, and its international partner, the ICA Events Group of Companies.