Atlas of new professions studied agriculture industry of Kazakhstan at all stages: From animal husbandry and plant growing to the processing of agricultural products.

To create an atlas of new professions in the agriculture industry was conducted: 13 in-depth interviews, questionnaires on forecasts of the future industry with 112 industry experts, as well as 94 experts took part in foresight sessions.

As a result, 18 new professions were developed, 19 transforming professions and 10 disappearing ones were identified.

Created on the basis of foresight forecasts of industry experts

13
In-depth
interviews
112
Industry forecasts
expert advice
94
Participant of industry
foresight sessions

Atlas of agricultural professions:

18
New
professions
19
Transforming
professions
10
Disappearing
professions

1. GREENING OF AGRICULTURE AND PROCESSING

Farms will actively apply conservation measures to reduce the negative impact of agricultural activities on agroecosystems (arable land, hayfields, pastures).
Ecologically clean technologies to increase soil fertility will be used with high probability. Crop production will be biosafety and environmentally friendly through the use of biohumus, reduction of the list of permitted mineral fertilizers, use of biotechnology for quarantine and plant protection.
Organic farming in Kazakhstan will continue to develop actively despite the objective difficulties. In the medium term, the republic will come close to the first five countries producing and exporting organic products to the European Union.
Organic waste of livestock, poultry and plant production will be fully recycled, the output will be environmentally friendly fertilizers and biogas.
Enterprises in processing of agricultural products become waste-free, secondary raw material base will be actively used in production. The products will be packaged in eco-packaging.

2. "SMART" LIVESTOCK BREEDING, "PRECISION" FARMING, AUTOMATION OF PROCESSING

"Smart" livestock farms will actively use the Internet of things, sensors, robotics in combination with sensor technology, AI, 5G Internet. "Smart" systems on the farm itself will create the most optimal conditions for keeping and feeding the animals. The whole animal farm is managed through a single digital platform as a single interconnected complex. The most striking example of a new stage in the development of animal husbandry are robotic dairy farms.
The farms in "precision" agriculture will actively apply technologies of differentiated application of materials: seeds, fertilizers, plant protection products, water for optimal plant growth. The use of these technologies will be possible only after creating digital maps of the fields. Technology working in the field, will be mainly autopilot and robotic.
In agricultural processing: the maximum automation of production will be achieved. The AI, big data, machine learning, inter-machine interaction will be actively applied, as a result, simple and monotonous tasks will be performed by joint robotic systems. The production complexes will be managed as a single system using IT.

If you want to manage your work in the fields, farms, and processing industry, you should choose one of the professions of the future, such as:

3. EXPORT CAPACITY BUILDING

High-tech agricultural production with a full cycle of product processing is impossible to imagine without tools to monitor performance, production planning and demand forecasting.
Farms will collect data from sensors, sensors and other devices in order to plan their work. Obtained information will allow making forecasts about future production efficiency. However, the use of data for prognostic purposes will not stop there. In order to plan their production and understand what to produce, for whom to produce and what are the chances of successful sales, farmers (specialists of a certain profile) will use the Internet of things, artificial intelligence, big data.
In order for the agro-industrial complex of the Republic to develop, it is vital to enter the foreign markets. The access to the giant markets of neighboring countries or far abroad will spur not only growth of Kazakhstani production volumes, but also increase of competence in the domestic industry of agriculture and processing.

To promote Kazakhstan's processed agricultural products in foreign markets, the EXPORT POTENTIAL CAPACITIES will be provided by such specialists as:

4. GENETIC DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURE

Climate change requires the development of more complex and nutritious crops that can cope with drought, frost, and are able to respond appropriately to certain environmental conditions.
The changing values and preferences of the new generation require finding new, more humane ways to produce existing foods, for example: milk production by injecting certain straw DNA sequences into yeast cells.

There will be such specialists as GENETIC DEVELOPMENT for agriculture:

New professions – these are professions that will appear in the near future. They are created to solve new problems that appear in connection with the introduction of new technical solutions, equipment, digital platforms, as well as the transformation of society and the economy.
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Agronomist-economist
Year of appearance: 2025

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Biotechnologist in the field of synthetic biology
Year of appearance: 2030

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Biotechnologist-microbiologist aquasystems
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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Business process continuity Manager
Year of appearance: 2025

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Digital agronomist
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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Ecosystem management technologist
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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Engineer for automation and robotization of agricultural production (Agroinformatics)
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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Engineer of the product tracking system
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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It engineer for land management
Year of appearance: 2025

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It engineer for water resources management
Year of appearance: 2025

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Robotics-animal breeder on dairy farms
Year of appearance: 2025

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Specialist in eco-tape
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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Specialist in new technology in agriculture
Year of appearance: 2025

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Specialist in the export of agricultural products
Year of appearance: 2025

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Technologist of innovative biologics
Year of appearance: 2025

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The operator on robotics
Year of appearance: 2025-2030

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Transforming Professions – this is a large part of the professions that is currently in demand in the industries, but in this case, specialists will need to master new skills in 5-10 years that will be required to work with new technology, overcome new risks and use new opportunities in the industry. The name of the profession may not change, but the level of requirements within the profession is changing. It will be useful to study this class of professions for those who already have an education and plan to improve their qualifications. He will be able to understand in which direction he should develop his competencies.
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Beekeepers and silk breeders => Beekeeper 2.0, Farmer-beekeeper 2.0, Sericulturist 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Farmers and workers in meat and dairy farming, except for slaughtering Farmer-breeder 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Farmers and workers in the production of mixed crop and livestock products => Farmer 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Farmers and workers of mixed crop production ⇒ Crop farmer 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Farmers and workers of related occupations => Fish breeder 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Field and vegetable growers => Field guide 2.0, Vegetable grower 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Food, beverage and tobacco production operators => Food production operator2.0, The operator of the beverage 2.0, Tobacco product operator 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Foresters and related workers => Forestry 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Gardeners, gardeners and workers of fruit nurseries ⇒ Gardener 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Operators for processing and production of grain products and spices => Grain processing and production operator 2.0, Spice processing and production
Transformation year: 2030

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Operators for the production drinks => Beverage operator 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Operators for the production of bakery and grain products => Operator for the production of bakery products 2.0, Grain production operator 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Operators for the production of dairy and confectionery products => Dairy product manufacturing operator 2.0, Confectionery production operator 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Operators for the production of meat and fish products =>Operator for the production of meat and fish products 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Operators of packaging, filling and labeling machines => The operator of the packaging machine 2.0, Filling machine operator 2.0, Marking machine oper
Transformation year: 2030

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Poultry farmers and related workers ⇒ Poultry farmers 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Product processing and manufacturing operators from fruits, vegetables and nuts => Operator for processing and manufacturing products from fruits, veg
Transformation year: 2030

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Sugar processing and refining operators => Sugar processing and refining operator 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Viticulturist 2.0, Winegrower-winemaker 2.0, Fruit and vegetable grower 2.0, Fruit tree worker 2.0, Nut crop farmer 2.0
Transformation year: 2030

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Professions that become unnecessary in the future are called endangered professions . Two main reasons for the disappearance of professions: 1) automation - in the context of the development of digital technologies: both manual professions and some simple mental professions are reduced - they will be automated. 2) the loss of the need for results or services of labor also leads to the fact that the profession is gradually disappearing.
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Egg receiver (egg sorter)
Year of disappearance: 2025

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Loader and Loader in production
Year of disappearance: 2025

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Meat product packer
Year of disappearance: 2025

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Packer (manually) and Packer-packer
Year of disappearance: 2025

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Sorter in the manufacture of food products
Year of disappearance: 2025

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Wrapper (manually)
Year of disappearance: 2025

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