Institute Management
Chairman of the Board
TOREKHANOV AIBYN ADEPKHANOVICH
Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Graduate of the K. Skryabin Moscow Veterinary Academy (1986), also graduated from Zhetysu Economic Institute (1999).
Educational qualifications: 1) Zoo Engineer; 2) Economist-Manager
Extensive and long-term professional experience:
- Began his professional career as a zootechnician at the "Koktalsky" farm in Panfilov District, Taldykorgan Region (1986–1989);
- Postgraduate student at the All-Union Research Institute of Animal Husbandry (1989–1992);
- Head of the Animal Husbandry Department and Deputy Director for Science at the Taldykorgan Research Institute of Agriculture (1993–1994);
- Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Production Center of the Kazakh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chairman of the Agro-Industrial Scientific Center of Taldykorgan Region (1994–1997);
- Deputy Akim of Taldykorgan District (1997);
- General Director of "Almas" LLP (1997–1998);
- Deputy Director of the Taldykorgan branch of "KazAgroPromBank" (1998–1999);
- Deputy Director of the Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1999–2000);
- Chairman of the Board of "Asyl" JSC and "Asyl Tulik" JSC (2000–2004);
- Director of the Scientific and Production Center for Livestock and Veterinary Science under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2004–2008);
- Vice President of "KazAgroInnovation" JSC under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2008–2009);
- General Director of the Research and Innovation Center for Livestock and Veterinary Science LLP (2009–2011);
- General Director of the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP (2011);
- Director of the Commercialization Center of the National Scientific and Technological Holding "Parasat" JSC under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2012);
- Head of the Department for Implementation of Scientific Developments at the Institute of Microbiology and Virology (2013–2014);
- Professor at the Kazakh National Agrarian University (2015);
- Advisor at "VitaProfi" LLP (2016–2020);
- Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Center NJSC (2020–2021);
- Managing Director for Science and Information Technologies of the National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Center NJSC (2021);
- Chairman of the Board of the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP (since 2021).
Scientific Activity: Author of more than 500 published scientific papers and 6 textbooks for agricultural educational institutions.
Major Achievements: Author of the new sheep breed "Etti Merinos", the new alfalfa variety "Balausa", and the wheatgrass variety "Sabat", etc.
Deputy Chairman of the Board for Science
KARYMSAKOV TALGAT NIKOLAEVICH
Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Education and Scientific Achievements:
Higher Education: Kazakh National Agrarian University, specialization – Management in Animal Husbandry.
Academic Degree: Doctor of Agricultural Sciences.
Academic Title: Associate Professor; Full Member of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Scientific Publications: Author of more than 130 scientific publications issued between 2006 and 2025. Hirsch Index – 3.
Professional Experience:
Started his professional career at the Scientific and Production Center of Livestock and Veterinary Science. From 2004 to 2007, he worked his way up from worker to Leading Specialist of the Dairy Cattle Sector.
From 2007 to 2013, he worked at the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP in various positions, including Leading Specialist of the Dairy Cattle Sector, Researcher at the Dairy Cattle Department, Chief Manager for Large-Scale Selection, and Head of the Accelerated Cattle Reproduction Department.
From 2013 to 2020, he served as Deputy General Director for Science of the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP.
Since 2020, he has been serving as Deputy Chairman of the Board for Science of the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP.
Additional Information:
He was the Head of the project "Development of a Domestic Index Evaluation System for Cattle" (2012–2014).
He also served as Scientific Supervisor of the scientific and technical program "Model Farms" for beef cattle breeding in various regions of Kazakhstan (2018–2020).
Maintains professional relations with breeding organizations and breed associations in the USA, Canada, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Hungary, and other European countries.
Member of the "Pedigree Livestock Breeding" Working Group of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Author of more than 120 scientific publications, including papers published in highly cited journals. Hirsch Index – 2 (Scopus ID 57200070313).
Has received numerous certificates, diplomas, letters of appreciation, and awards, including those from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017).
In 2020, he was awarded the departmental badge "Excellence in Agriculture".
Personal Information:
Marital Status: Married, father of four children.
Chief Scientific Secretary
TADZHIYEVA AIGUL KADYRBAYEVNA
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences
Graduate of the Kazakh National Agrarian University. Specialist in the field of breeding, selection, genetics, and reproduction of farm animals. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (2008).
From 2007 to 2012, she worked at the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP as Junior Researcher of the Poultry Department, Researcher, Senior Researcher of the Poultry Sector, and Head of the Poultry Breeding and Selection Sector.
Since 2012, she has been serving as Chief Scientific Secretary of the Kazakh Research Institute of Livestock and Fodder Production LLP.
From 2012 to 2014, she was the Head of the Program-Targeted Financing project "Enhancement of Genetic Potential and Improvement of Feeding and Management Technologies for Agricultural Poultry".
She is one of the authors of the innovative invention "Method of Individual Incubation of Breeding Poultry Eggs" (2012).
She has published 56 scientific papers in scientific journals and publications in neighboring and foreign countries, including 16 methodological recommendations.
She has received numerous certificates, attestations, letters of appreciation, and honorary diplomas. In 2016, she was awarded the medal "25 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan".