The area of the city of Shalkar is only 62.4 thousand hectares (624.12 km2), including 55.5 thousand hectares for agricultural purposes. (555.09 km2).
For agricultural purposes:
61 different economic structures using agricultural land have been registered in the district. Of these, 52 are private farms, 9 are garden farms.
In 2023, private residents planted a total of 445.5 hectares in the city, and gardeners planted 57.0 hectares.
In 2023, 51 heads of cattle were purchased in the city of Shalkar under the Sybaga program.
In 2023, it is planned to hand over 200 heads of steers in the city, a total of 206 heads of steers have been handed over. Agricultural fairs were held on the Saturday of the first week of each month in 2023.
Livestock in the city of Shalkar: 2024
| Сattle | Small cattle | Horses | Camels | Birds | |
| Residents of the city | 4568 | 6321 | 2083 | 332 | 3940 |
| Private farms | 3655 | 7419 | 4322 | 1422 | - |
| Total | 8223 | 13740 | 6405 | 1754 | 3940 |
The land fund of the city of Shalkar
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The total area of the district is ha |
Land of the settlement, ha |
Agricultural land assigned to agricultural enterprises |
Reserve land, ha |
Other, ga |
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Number of agricultural enterprises |
Total, ha |
Arable land, ha |
Pastures, ha |
Total |
Arable land |
Pastures |
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601608 |
61490 |
60 |
157193 |
84 |
153995 |
25000 |
720 |
20156 |
357925 |
In the city of Shalkar, there are only 25,000 hectares of undeveloped land suitable for agriculture.
In addition, the lands of the forest fund – 13,804 hectares, the lands of industry, transport, communications and other non–agricultural purposes - 5,573 hectares.