Development of Domestic Infrastructure for the Cold Supply Chain of Perishable Products

The purpose of the work is to analyze the cold supply chain of perishable products (PP) of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) of the country, to assess the volume of production of SPP that requires compliance with the temperature regime; to analyze the transportation of perishable goods of the Republic of Kazakhstan by all modes of transport, to analyze the load capacity of refrigerated vehicles in the country, to identify problems of storage and transportation infrastructure in the supply chains of the PP, to determine the directions of their development, to develop recommendations for improving the efficiency of functioning and development of the infrastructure of the cold chain. The work uses statistical and analytical methods of generalization and comparative analysis, an expert survey. The paper provides recommendations for business and the state to improve the areas of the cold chain of the PP, namely: it is necessary to create an authorized state body, which will be entrusted with the authority to develop the running chain of food products, to address issues of regulation of the cold chain market; the adoption of new regulatory documents to improve the turnover of the PP; investments in the running chain, training.