Abstract
The authors analyze the current state of development of agriculture in the country, show ways to improve the performance of agricultural sector. The AIC aims to ensure the food security of the State, characterized by the level of satisfaction of the population with food, quality of food. The article notes that in the structure of gross national product, its share is still low, and the republic is import-dependent for certain types of agricultural products. The analysis of agricultural production in the context of categories of farms is given. The main reasons hindering its development are identified, such as: the presence of a significant number of inefficient small farms, a weak material and technical base, low level of implementation of innovative technologies in production. It has been justified that agricultural enterprises function most effectively on agrofood market, while peasant (private) farms prevail in number in agricultural entities, their number is 94%, or 196 thousand units. It has been determined that in the conditions of development of market relations, small peasant farms are also necessary, which more flexibly respond to consumer demand, but they must be effective. The comparison of the main economic indicators of agricultural enterprises and peasant (private) households is carried out. In practice, 40% of p (p) f have no more than 10 ha of land and generally work unprofitably. The authors believe that large, commercial farms should be formed in Kazakhstan, which should produce competitive, export-oriented agricultural products.