OREANDA-NEWS. January 19, 2010. In order to tackle it, officials created a consulting company, which will deal with marketing. Its work is based on the principle of public-private partnership, said governor of the region Kanat Bozumbaev during a visit of farms. Seit Akhanov confidently describes his farm as a cluster. He has a complete production cycle - sows wheat, grinds it and produces pasta of an unusual form according to the Italian technology. Price of products available, the quality is high, but he still has problems with sale. The governor of the region Kanat Bozumbaev reassured the farmers.

Kanat Bozumbayev, Zhambyl regional governor:

- We are to allocate money from the regional budget and create a trade and purchasing company, which will deal with all types of products. This company will allow us to create shopping arcades with the name “Taraz”. We hope that it will be a private-public partnership.

The head of the region said that the company will aim at earning money by producers and fixing fair prices. Currently, the region has about 50 thousand farms and SMEs, with half of them producing commodities. They are unable to market their products because of weak management and marketing.