AreaKazakhstan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date01/03/2019

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment market intervention

DescriptionProposed new amendments for crop insurance legislation. Obligatory crop insurance will change to voluntary with subsidized premiums as the existing insurance mechanism did not help to manage risks and in 2018, only 43 percent of area was covered with insurance.