Kazakhstan, seeking to comply with Eurasian Economic Union standards, is looking to Croatia for inspiration. Croatia successfully upgraded its dairy industry to meet stringent European Union quality and food safety standards – a move resulting in greater industry efficiency, inclusiveness, and dairy exports.

FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in close collaboration with Croatia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Chamber of Commerce – Croatian Dairy Purchasers & Producers Association (CroMilk), recently organized a knowledge exchange with Croatia for a Kazakh delegation. The delegation included representatives from the country’s Ministries of Agriculture, Health, and Industry and Infrastructural Development, the Dairy Union, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs and the Consumer Protection Union.