Applicability of Canvas Business Model as a tool for analyzing small and medium enterprises in agricultural industry of Kazakhstan

Abstract

Agriculture as an economic sector of any country, perform a significant role in its development, progression as an independent country and improvement of the social life of citizens. The purpose of agricultural development is to cover needs of the country's population in nutrition and production in the supplying of biological raw materials. Problems in the field of agriculture lead to social tension and instability in society, so its development is controlled in all countries. When Kazakhstan has been part of Soviet Union, the Country were developed mainly as an agrarian republic, being one of the main producers of meat, wool and grain throughout the USSR. 30 years after independence and the market economy transition, there are certain problems in the field of agriculture in the country, which the state is trying to solve by providing preferences to investors in the form of guaranteeing the return of investments, exemption from certain types of taxes, whereas agricultural producers can count on state subsidies for the acquisition, maintenance and breeding of pedigree beef cattle, pedigree meat and dairy cattle. Despite all the efforts made by the state, in order to solve the problems of small medium enterprises in the agricultural sector, a clear understanding and analysis of business models, internal and external factors and the use of advanced frameworks is necessary, which is the main topic of this master's thesis.