UAE customers choose lamb meat from Kazakhstan

Here is a very good price for Kazakhstani meat, in particular, lamb. The meat is very tender, there is no smell, and it is cooked quickly. This is due to the grass that cattle feed on. I think Kazakhstan sheep consume normal grass, without any chemicals. That is why we are buying Kazakhstani meat," – Adham shared his thoughts. – "As for the meat of livestock from other places that is fed with low-quality grass or feedstuff, to which chemical agents were added, it is not difficult to immediately identify how this affects the taste of meat and the cooking time. We had faced with poor-quality meat, and now we can figure out this stuff. In addition, my father and my uncle were butchers. Therefore, we have experience in how to choose the right meat. When you have experience in the meat business, you, of course, are interested in where the meat came from, although most people, probably, do not ask about this. For this reason, now we prefer meat from Kazakhstan. And we understood it from the moment we first tasted it".

It was 2-3 years ago, here in the UAE," Mr. Ahmed, Adham’s father, joins the conversation. "Do you know why we are still interested in buying Kazakhstani meat? We come from Egypt and find the similarity of Kazakh lamb meat with the Egyptian. As we once tried this meat with the hope that it would be very tasty, and it appeared so."

After establishing compliance with sanitary and other standards, our company was given the approval for the supply of lamb to the Emirates. We did all efforts the right way, and after that there were no any problems," – the entrepreneur shares his experience. "Our advantage was that we worked out in all directions simultaneously and comprehensively. For example, we found partners from the Emirates who made certain investments in the material base of our meat processing plant, i.e. invested their money, as they saw the prospects and profitability of the sale of Kazakh meat in the UAE. At the same moment, we worked out the target markets. We developed veterinary and sanitary standards of our products. We solved the issues of logistics and delivery." he added.

Kazakhstan has a number of significant competitive advantages in the field of agriculture and livestock breeding. Your advantage is the natural conditions of production and, in fact, a high degree of environmental friendliness of the products, Mr. M. Ariki shares his observations. "If the agricultural resources of Kazakhstani producers will be technically and innovatively risen and interfaced with UAE standards, then we can develop a stable and long-lasting partnership within the strategic objectives of the UAE in the field of food supply and consumption growth forecasts in both the short and long term. To ensure quality imports of agricultural products and food in the UAE, I am sure the UAE business will be ready to invest in the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan. Interest in exports from Kazakhstan can actually provide certain investment in Kazakhstan," concluded the UAE representative.