The minimum level of state support in Kazakhstan does not allow agricultural enterprises to intensively update equipment and technologies due to a low level of profitability, even taking into account state support. The high level of competition in agriculture forces agricultural producers to make every effort and use every opportunity to ensure the production of competitive products. The remaining financial resources are insufficient to ensure normal reproduction, and only state support allows agricultural enterprises to acquire the minimum necessary assets. The main goal of the article is to make a literature review on the innovation development in agriculture and identify factors impacting it. The authors emphasized the current problems and proposed innovative improvements to the current state of agriculture. The low level of education of farmers and lack of a regional knowledge transfer system together with the production and financing problems does not allow the development of innovative agriculture. Methods of statistical data analysis, literature analysis, state policy review, systematic approach, content analysis, and comparison were the methodological research tools. A systematic approach allows identifying common system properties and qualitative characteristics of elements of an innovation system. Content analysis compares literature studies. Statistical data analysis gives a visual picture of innovation related information for a period. Literature and state policy analysis enrich existing knowledge and research gaps for influencing agricultural innovations determinants. Key factors affecting the development of innovative processes in agriculture are the level of financial resources of organizations, the level of motivation to innovate, and the ability of organizations to create innovations or replicate innovations that have already been created. In our opinion, the state should organize research or project calls involving all necessary stakeholders where the implementation point is agribusiness, as innovation requires collaboration, ideation, implementation, and value creation. Currently, state research calls are organized separately for research not necessarily involving end users and implementation and commercialization of innovative ideas, which are not always interesting for agricultural producers. Key words: innovation, agricultural sector, entrepreneurship, agricultural policy, Kazakhstan.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly expected to fill welfare gaps in rural communities, especially in transition economies where firms often provide schools, healthcare, infrastructure, and other quasi-public goods. If CSR improves rural living con-ditions, it should, in principle, help retain population. Yet migration theory suggests a more ambiguous possibility: development may not only reduce deprivation but also ex-pand the aspirations and capabilities that make mobility feasible. This study examines this paradox using district-level data from eight rural districts in Kazakhstan’s Akmola region from 2010 to 2021. Applying Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling, we estimate how CSR, amenities, agricultural structure, and economic vitality shape net migration. The results show that CSR substantially improves local amenities, but ameni-ties alone do not generate a strong retention effect. Economic vitality remains the central driver of migration outcomes, while agricultural development has limited demographic effects. These findings suggest that CSR can improve rural welfare without necessarily preventing outmigration. In transition economies, corporate-led development may there-fore operate less as a demographic anchor than as part of a broader process through which rural residents become more capable of pursuing opportunities elsewhere.

The threats of financial crisis, social tension, political instability, as well as the danger of a humanitarian catastrophe are common to the entire world community, but they have a particularly strong impact on developing countries. The purpose of the article is to research current agriculture development trends in Kazakhstan in the context of the integration of the world economy and the development of guidelines for improving the state of the sector. The following general scientific methods were used in the research: the methods of analysis, synthesis and formalization; graphical methods, methods of statistical analysis, method of comparisons, analysis of dynamics and structure; method of causal and logical relationships and dependencies; SWOT analysis and minimax analysis. As a result of the research, a retrospective of the agricultural industry in Kazakhstan was considered, the climatic and geographical conditions in which it develops, as well as the degree and directions of state support were determined. The current world trends in the agricultural sector were studied and the directions of their development in Kazakhstan were determined. The research is aimed at improving the efficiency, environmental friendliness and productivity of agricultural enterprises in Kazakhstan based on a study of the initial conditions, the current state and global trends in the development of the sector. Key words: agro-industrial sector; SWOT analysis; Kazakhstan; food marketing; sustainable development.