Kazakhstan: KazAgroFinance reopens applications for subsidized farm machinery leasing — 6% a year, up to 10 years

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture announced on November 10 that KazAgroFinance is again accepting applications under three subsidized farm machinery leasing programs: "Own Feed", "Preferential Leasing 6%" and "Made in Kazakhstan". All three carry a 6% annual rate and a term of up to 10 years; they differ in which machinery qualifies and how large the down payment is.

Key figures

• Applications reopened
• Three programs
• Rate: 6% a year
• Term up to 10 years
• Down payment: 0% or 15%+
• "Own Feed" covers imports

What changed

KazAgroFinance has resumed accepting applications under its subsidized farm machinery leasing programs. The rate and term are the same in all three programs, but the eligible machinery and the down payment differ. Two of the three programs cover only machinery made or assembled in Kazakhstan.

Program terms

According to the Ministry of Agriculture:

• "Own Feed" — farm and forage harvesting machinery, plus mobile irrigation systems, made in Kazakhstan or abroad; 6% a year, up to 10 years, at least 15% down.
• "Preferential Leasing 6%" — self-propelled farm machinery made and assembled in Kazakhstan; no down payment, up to 10 years, 6% a year.
• "Made in Kazakhstan" — mounted, trailed and self-propelled machinery, plus vehicles for hauling farm and fish products and livestock; domestic production or assembly only; 6% a year, up to 10 years, 15% down or more.

Who can apply

"Own Feed" is meant for farms that raise, keep or fatten livestock, have pastures or hayfields among their land and can document that they produce or harvest feed. In return, the lessee must raise its payroll and tax payments by 10% within two years after the year it receives the financing.

What it means for buyers

The no-down-payment program and "Made in Kazakhstan" apply only to machinery made or assembled in Kazakhstan — an imported combine or sprayer cannot be leased under them. Foreign machinery is mentioned only in "Own Feed", and there it means forage equipment and irrigation. If you are choosing between new domestic machinery on lease and a machine from the US, compare the full cost: the delivered price when buying outright versus all lease payments over the whole term.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, November 10, 2026