Authors: S. I. LILIMBERG, candidate of economic sciences, associate professor of the department of economics, Kostanai branch of the Chelyabinsk State University (168А Borodina Str., 110006, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kostanay; phone: 8 777 796-07-95; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Keywords: agricultural cooperation, agricultural cooperatives, gross domestic product, shareholders, government regulation, government support.
Abstract: The issues of formation and effective development of cooperative forms of management in rural areas are of particular interest in the context of the global reform of the sphere of legal regulation of agricultural cooperation. The main purpose of the reforms is to increase the competitiveness of agricultural sectors, the development of mutually beneficial economic relations and the formation of a common agricultural market in the future. Development and improvement of cooperation processes in the field of agro-industrial production form the basis for improving the efficiency of agricultural producers. The results of the research show that the current development of agricultural cooperation demonstrates both positive and negative trends. Such problems as low competitiveness of cooperative products, low productivity, poor technical equipment of cooperative production, low awareness of farmers remain relevant. The solution of problems is possible on condition of adequate state support of cooperative activity. The analysis suggests that the introduction of agricultural cooperation in Kazakhstan on more effective ways of development requires the creation of a new mechanism of state support that meets modern economic realities. Such a mechanism should combine the tools of regulatory and legal regulation, financial support, consulting services and training, which will provide cooperative formations with permanent access to large information arrays and services in various areas of cooperative activity and reduce the impact of negative factors on the development of agricultural cooperation in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
