by Yerkin Tatishev | Sep 13, 2021 | All, Personal
As the world slowly returns to normality, Tsinandali Festival is back again for its third edition in as many years. Throughout all the hardship of the past 18 months, the Festival has still managed to bring together classical music lovers in Tsinandali’s magnificent...
by Yerkin Tatishev | Feb 10, 2021 | All, Personal
As we enter the second year of COVID-related disruptions, it remains clear that our economic and public health challenges are not going away soon. While the ongoing global vaccination programme is a step in the right direction, the impact of the lockdowns and travel...
by Yerkin Tatishev | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Personal
On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of joining the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin and the President of Valmont Industries Stephen G. Kaniewski for a video conference, celebrating our agreement to commence formal cooperation in agriculture, irrigation and...
by Yerkin Tatishev | Dec 3, 2020 | All, Personal
On Wednesday, November 18, Kusto Group Managing Director Daniel Kunin joined representatives from Valley Irrigation, Tyson Foods, Global Beef and others at the Global AgConnect Forum to discuss US-Kazakh agribusiness collaboration. The conference was organised by the...
by Yerkin Tatishev | Apr 3, 2020 | All, Personal
Last month, my colleague Daniel Kunin gave an insightful interview on Kusto Group and, especially, Kazakhstan’s agricultural transformation. Then, last week, to mark World Water Day I wrote about the challenges the sector is facing due to the ongoing coronavirus...
by Yerkin Tatishev | Mar 23, 2020 | All, Personal
World Water Day 2020 came at a sombre time for the entire world. As all industries wrestle with the outbreak of COVID-19, there is great pressure on the global agricultural sector to keep production levels up. We at Kusto Group are working to ensure all the necessary...