Socio - economic development of agriculture in Akmola region
for January-March 2023
The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in Akmola region in January - March 2023 amounted to 81,023.2 million tenge (IFO - 103.3%), including: crop production - 876.4 million tenge (IFO - 100%), animal husbandry - 80,139.5 million tenge (IFO - 103.4%).
In total, there are 9169 agricultural formations operating in the region, including: 1996 - legal entities (JSC, LLP, GP, PC), 774 - individual entrepreneurs, 6399 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed assets of agriculture in January - March 2023 amounted to 14 billion tenge or 80.9% compared to the same period in 2022.
Investments in fixed assets in food production in January - March 2023 amounted to 3.9 billion tenge or 52.7% compared to the same period in 2022.
Exports of agricultural products in January-February 2023 amounted to 72 million US dollars or 103.4% compared to the same period in 2022
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 28.6% of the total number of employed (total employed - 398.8 thousand people, including in agriculture - 114 thousand people (according to the results of the 4th quarter of 2022).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for 2022 amounted to 227.2 thousand tenge with an increase of 29% compared to the level of 2021 (for the 4th quarter of 2022 - 251.9 thousand tenge with an increase of 32.1%).
State support of the agro-industrial complex
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
The volume of state support for the agricultural sector in the form of subsidies is 46.6 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
-for subsidizing the crop industry - 13.1 billion tenge (pesticides - 9 103.7 million tenge, fertilizers - 3 171.4 million tenge, seeds - 617.5 million tenge, food grain - 240.6 million tenge);
-for subsidizing animal husbandry - 5 billion tenge;
-financial instruments - KZT 26.7 billion (investment subsidies - KZT 16,627.7 million, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing - KZT 9,985 million, loan guarantee and insurance - KZT 83.5 million);
-for subsidizing deep processing - 1.8 billion tenge.
Crop production
In 2023, according to the preliminary structure of sown areas, the region plans to carry out spring sowing on an area of 5,251.3 thousand hectares, including:
- grain and leguminous crops - 4,720,6 thousand hectares.
-oilseed crops - 317.1 thousand hectares.
- fodder crops, including corn - 195.8 thousand hectares.
-potatoes, taking into account the population - 15.3 thousand. ga;
- vegetables - 2.5 thousand hectares.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - March 2023, SHTP purchased 366 units of equipment worth 16.7 billion tenge (in January-March 2022 - 371 units worth 14.2 billion tenge), including:
- combine harvesters - 46 units worth 6.4 billion tenge;
- tractors - 83 units in the amount of 5.6 billion tenge;
- seeders - 41 units in the amount of 129.7 million tenge;
- sowing complexes - 33 units in the amount of 1.4 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 163 units worth 3.2 billion tenge.
The readiness of the equipment for spring field work is 100%.
More than 18 thousand units of seeders and sowing complexes will be involved in the sowing campaign.
Provision of fuel and lubricants
Spring field work in 2023
The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan allocated 74.3 thousand tons of guaranteed diesel fuel to agricultural producers of Akmola region for spring field work (from Pavlodar NHZ - 52.1 thousand tons and from PKOP (Shymkent) - 22.2 thousand tons).
The selling price of diesel fuel is 222 thousand tenge per ton, the final price for farmers is 220 tenge per 1 liter.
Animal husbandry
The total number of cattle in all categories of farms in the region as of April 1, 2023 is 522.4 thousand heads (99.2% compared to the same period in 2022), including the number of cows - 228.3 thousand heads (99.3%).
The number of horses amounted to 252.6 thousand heads (108.9%), birds - 9,905.5 thousand heads (112.8%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 721.3 thousand heads (104.4%), pigs - 89.7 thousand heads (80.9%).
The region produced meat in live weight of 50.3 thousand tons (105.6%), milk - 64.7 thousand tons (100%), chicken eggs - 171.2 million pieces (98.6%).
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2023, it is planned to implement 47 investment projects totaling 48 billion tenge, including:
- 10 projects for the construction of granaries in the amount of 4.1 billion tenge;
- 11 projects to create an ITF in the amount of 9.2 billion tenge;
- 5 projects for the creation of meat farms totaling 0.7 billion tenge;
-9 projects for processing agricultural products totaling 5.2 billion tenge;
- 4 projects for the construction of poultry farms totaling 19.5 billion tenge;
- 5 irrigation projects totaling 5.5 billion tenge;
- 2 projects on vegetable storage facilities totaling 3.5 billion tenge;
- 1 project for the construction of a fattening pad in the amount of 0.3 billion tenge.
Processing of agricultural products
In the Akmola region there is:
- 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 plants with a production capacity of 101.4 thousand tons per year.
In January-March 2023, food products were produced in the amount of 49.6 billion tenge, or 104.1% compared to the same period in 2022.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 52%, dairy - 13%, grain processing - 14%, bread and bakery - 3%, other industries - 18%.
Meat processing
These enterprises and workshops produced 22.1 thousand tons of meat in physical terms, or 111% compared to the same period last year, the volume of sausage production amounted to 438 tons or 48.8%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 20 thousand tons or 97.1% compared to the same period in 2022, butter produced 514 tons or 169.6%, cheese and cottage cheese - 306 tons or 130.3%, fermented milk products - 1747 tons or 93.2%.
Processing of oilseeds
Vegetable oil was produced 8,4 thousand tons with an increase of 2.5 times compared to the same period in 2022.
Flour production
Produced fine flour 44.7 thousand tons or 92.3% compared to the same period in 2022.