The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in Akmola region in January - June 2023 amounted to 187,366.5 million tenge (IFO - 105.1%), including: crop production - 1,825.5 million tenge (IFO - 100%), animal husbandry - 185,492.5 million tenge (IFO - 105.1%).
In total, there are 9585 agricultural formations operating in the region, including: 1974 - legal entities, 803 - individual entrepreneurs, 6808 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed assets of agriculture in January - June 2023 amounted to 41.8 billion tenge or 94.9% compared to the same period in 2022 (a decrease in the indicator due to a decrease in capital investments).
Investments in fixed assets in food production in January - June 2023 amounted to 5.1 billion tenge or 42.6% compared to the same period in 2022 (due to a decrease in capital investments in processing enterprises).
Exports of agricultural products in January - May 2023 amounted to 165.5 million US dollars or 89.6% compared to the same period in 2022 (in January - May 2022 - 184.6 million US dollars).
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 24.5% of the total number of employed (total employed - 409.5 thousand people, including in agriculture - 100.3 thousand people (according to the results of the 1st quarter of 2023).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 1st quarter of 2023 amounted to 193.8 thousand tenge with an increase of 25.8% compared to the same period of 2022
Chemical weeding was carried out on an area of 4.4 million hectares or 109.4% of the plan (plan - 4 million hectares), of which against dicotyledonous weeds - 2.8 million hectares, against cereals - 1.6 million hectares.
Creating farms
In 2023, as part of the development of meat livestock, it is planned to create 46 farms with the purchase of 2.3 thousand heads of cattle.
As of July 21 this year, 12 farms for 714 heads were created (in the amount of 331.3 million tenge), 3 farms for 170 heads are in operation.
As part of the development of dairy farming, it is planned to create 11 farms for 4.2 thousand heads, while 2 farms for 150 heads (worth 120 million tenge) have been implemented.
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, including;
- 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 enterprises with a production capacity of 101.4 thousand tons per year (In 2022, a large high-tech plant of Bota - 2015 LLP for processing oilseeds (soybeans, sunflower seeds, rapeseed) with a capacity of 600 tons per day in raw materials was launched, while the output of finished products will be 54 thousand tons).
In January-June 2023, food products worth 105.6 billion tenge were produced with an increase of 9.3% compared to the same period in 2022.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 49%, dairy - 14%, grain processing - 11%, bread and bakery - 2%, other industries - 24%.
Meat processing
These enterprises and workshops produced 46.9 thousand tons of meat in physical terms with an increase of 17.9% compared to the same period in 2022, the volume of sausage production amounted to 1160 tons, a decrease of 36.7%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 44.4 thousand tons with an increase of 4.9% compared to the same level in 2022, 1,134 tons of butter were produced with an increase of 36.1%, cheese and cottage cheese - 795 tons with an increase of 34.7%, fermented milk products 3.8 thousand tons, an increase of 0.1%.
Processing of oilseeds
Vegetable oil produced 21.5 thousand tons with an increase of 63.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
Flour production
Fine flour was produced 90.8 thousand tons, a decrease of 7.5% compared to the same period in 2022.