Abstract
Purpose of the study is to identify the state and trends in the development of the dairy industry in Kazakhstan and identify ways to solve the problem of import substitution in the dairy market. Methodology. In the course of this study, systematic and comparative analysis, synthesis, the dialectical-logical approach and a review of scientific and journalistic literature were used. Originality / value of the study. The authors of the article identify the key problems of the development of the dairy industry in Kazakhstan, identify the problem of intra-industry interaction between the links of the technological chain in the production of dairy products. The recommendations proposed by the authors are of practical interest, can be used in practice and will give impetus to further research in this area. Results of the study. The authors of the article analyzed the production of milk and dairy products over five years, compared data on the production and import of dairy products. Conclusions are drawn that Kazakhstan is dependent on imports for all types of dairy products, except for drinking milk. The key problems of the dairy industry development in Kazakhstan were identified and analyzed. It is determined that the solution of the problem of import substitution and the development of the dairy industry will be facilitated by establishing the relationship between the links of the industrial technological chain. The authors have developed and justified the organizational and economic mechanism for the implementation of the import substitution policy in the dairy market of Kazakhstan.