The aim of this Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project was to provide practical knowledge and skills to specialists and farm managers in Kasachstan and to support the further development of the education and vocational training system in Kasachstan in agriculture sector. Overall activities were the establishment and operation of a German Agricultural Training and Information Centre in North-Kasachstan to provide training, information and field demonstration of modern farm technologies in crop production, fodder production, handling of farm machinery and cattle production.
ADT implemented the project together with the University of Hohenheim / Nuertingen-Geilingen University and DEULA Network Germany. Further partners were agribusiness companies who provided modern technologies, machinery, equipment, seeds, animal genetic or other production means for innovative farms in Kasachstan.

The project implementation partner in Kasachstan was the National Agrarian Scientific Educational Center (NANOC) of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. NANOC was responsible for agricultural research, extension and training in agriculture sector.

The project provided training, information and practical demonstration for staff of agricultural enterprises and agricultural education & training institutions in Kazakhstan to support the successful introduction of modern technologies. From 2011 to 2019, 348 seminars with a total of 7,383 participants were implemented. Each year a field day on more than 40 hectares were organized close to the DAZ center in Chaglinka close to the city Kokschetau about 300 km north of Astana.

The seminars in cattle sector (milk and beef production) covered forage production in dry areas, cattle feeding management, reproduction management, animal health & veterinary services, cattle breeding, milk hygiene and udder health, hoof trimming, construction and re-construction of cattle barns, suckler cow management, herd management, work organisation and controlling, farm economics and further topics.

In 2019, the concept of taking over and continuation of activities of the DAZ for the period after termination of the BMEL funding was further implemented. Since 2018, the management of the DAZ was been handed over to the local management which has since been proving the successful implementation of the planned project acitivities. More information on: www.daz-kasachstan.net