Socio-economic development of agriculture in Akmola region in January-July 2022
Within the framework of the National Project for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2021-2025, the volume of state support for the agro-industrial sector in 2022 is 48.1 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
-15.5 billion tenge has been allocated for subsidizing the crop production industry (10551.2 million tenge to increase the availability of agricultural products, 3,171.4 million tenge to subsidize the cost of fertilizers, 789.0 million tenge to support seed production, subsidizing reimbursement of expenses incurred by the national company in the field of agro-industrial complex during the sale of food grains to regulate the impact on the domestic market - 289.6 million tenge, for subsidizing the development of priority crops - 700.0 million tenge).
-Subsidies to support the development of animal husbandry. Support for the development of animal husbandry is carried out in two directions: to increase the productivity and quality of livestock products, as well as subsidizing livestock breeding.
6,5 billion tenge has been allocated for the implementation of these directions.
For investment investments and subsidizing processing - 17.2 billion tenge (investment investments - 16,544.4 million tenge, for subsidizing costs to processing enterprises - 697.8 million tenge).
Financial recovery and reimbursement of the interest rate on leasing - 8.9 billion tenge (financial recovery - 43.5 million tenge, reimbursement of the interest rate on leasing - 8,811.0 million tenge).
This year, the region has carried out spring sowing of agricultural crops on an area of 5251.8 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops are located on an area of 4661.8 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 366.5 thousand hectares, fodder crops - 206.7 thousand hectares.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - July 2022, SHTP purchased 1,025 units of equipment worth 35 billion tenge (for 7 months of 2021 - 1,614 units of equipment worth 43.7 billion tenge), including:
- combine harvesters - 134 units worth 12.3 billion tenge;
- tractors - 265 units worth 10.6 billion tenge;
- seeders - 184 units in the amount of 0.3 billion tenge;
- sowing complexes - 74 units in the amount of 4.4 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 368 units worth 7.4 billion tenge.
8.7 thousand units of combine harvesters will take part in the harvest of this year, of which 4.4 thousand are modern high-performance combines, as well as 2.5 thousand harvesters.
Animal husbandry
According to statistics, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms in the region as of August 1, 2022 is 498.3 thousand heads (100.9% compared to the same period in 2021), including the number of cows - 235.3 thousand heads (99.6%).
The number of horses amounted to 251.6 thousand heads (109%), birds - 9,184.8 thousand heads (93%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 650 thousand heads (103.8%), pigs - 84.9 thousand heads (84%).
The region produced meat in live weight of 111.6 thousand tons (101.5%), milk produced 245.2 thousand tons (100.4%), eggs produced 437 million pieces (94.5%).
Creating farms
As part of the development of meat livestock in 2022, it is planned to create 104 farms with the purchase of 4.5 thousand heads.
As of August 19 this year, 51 farms for 3351 heads have been created, 7 farms for 416 heads are in operation.
As part of the development of dairy farming in 2022, it is planned to create 11 farms for 2.4 thousand heads, while 1 farm for 50 heads has been implemented, 9 farms for 1714 heads are in operation.
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
As part of the development of the Food Belt around the city of Nursultan, 36 investment projects totaling 39.8 billion tenge (with the creation of 484 jobs) are planned for 2022, including:
-1 project for the construction of a fattening pad in the amount of 1.5 billion tenge.
-9 projects on dairy farming in the amount of 6.9 billion tenge.
-6 projects on meat animal husbandry in the amount of 1.2 billion tenge.
-2 projects for processing agricultural products in the amount of 3.9 billion tenge.
-8 projects for the construction of granaries in the amount of 3.3 billion tenge.
-1 project for the construction of vegetable storages in the amount of 0.4 billion tenge.
-8 projects on irrigation of fields in the amount of 5.4 billion tenge.
-1 project for the development of poultry farming in the amount of 17.2 billion tenge.
Processing of agricultural products
In Akmola region there are 15 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 87.5 thousand tons per year, 14 dairy production enterprises with a production capacity of 137 thousand tons per year, 36 flour milling enterprises with a production capacity of 794.8 thousand tons per year, 8 oilseed processing enterprises with a production capacity of 49.3 thousand tons per year.
In January-July 2022, food products were produced in the amount of 95.8 billion tenge, or 98.9% compared to the same period in 2021.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 53%, dairy - 15%, grain processing - 12%, bread and bakery – 3.0%, other industries - 17%.
Meat processing
Meat processing enterprises and workshops produced 47.1 thousand tons of meat in kind, an increase of 0.8% compared to the same period in 2021, the volume of sausage production amounted to 2.1 thousand tons with an increase of 24.7%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 47.8 thousand tons, a decrease of 25.1% compared to the same period in 2021, 879 tons of butter were produced, a decrease of 7.1%, cheese and cottage cheese - 590 tons, a decrease of 38.4%, fermented milk products - 4.1 thousand tons with an increase of 8.1%.
Processing of oilseeds
Vegetable oil was produced 9.3 thousand tons, a decrease of 26.5% compared to the same period in 2021.
Flour production
Produced fine flour 133.9 thousand tons with an increase of 62.2% compared to the same period in 2021.
Development of the food belt around Nur-Sultan
As part of the development of the food belt, a 300-kilometer zone has been defined, which includes all 17 districts of the region.
Currently, 128 enterprises of our region are engaged in the supply of agricultural products, including 68 – livestock products (meat and meat products, milk and dairy products), 6 - poultry (poultry meat, edible egg), 54 - crop (flour, potatoes, vegetables, vegetable oil).
They supply their products to 5 trading markets, 29 trading houses, 10 shopping centers in the city of Nur-Sultan.
There is also a chain of stores "Akmol", where large agricultural producers of the region sell their products, such as "Capital Projects LTD" LLP, "Astana Agro Product" LLP, "Izhevsk" PC, "Gormolzavod" LLP, "Agrofirma Rodina" LLP, "MilkProject" LLP, etc.
Agricultural producers of the region supplied 87 thousand tons of dairy products to the capital's market (as of 08/19/2022) (an increase of 0.7% compared to the same period in 2021), 18.1 thousand tons of meat and meat products (an increase of 2.1%), 151.5 million eggs (a decline of 8.6%).