Financial support for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in agriculture

Abstract

The article discusses the main directions of the state programs intended for the development of entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan and the amount of allocated funds for their implementation. There are also presented basic means of the government support for small and medium-sized businesses and the results of their use by special organizations that provide support to the enterprises in the agricultural sector. The authors have carried out a comparative analysis of the dynamics of the entrepreneurship development over the years 2015 and 2019 (the period of validity of the considered support programs). There also have been assessed the impact of financing on the development level of the entrepreneurship in agriculture in Kazakhstan according to the results of the analysis. There are identified the main problems associated with the effectiveness of the implementation of the state programs based on the results of the study. The authors propose methods for improving the financial system.