The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in the Akmola region in January - May 2024 amounted to 138,162.2 million tenge (IFO – 99.2%), including: crop production – 1,160.2 million tenge (IFO - 100%), animal husbandry – 136,985.4 million tenge (IFO – 99.2%).
In total, there are 9361 active agricultural formations in the region, including: 1923 - legal entities, 695 - individual entrepreneurs, 6743 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed assets of agriculture in January-May 2024 amounted to 30.7 billion tenge or 87.7% compared to the same period in 2023.
Investments in fixed assets in food production in January - May 2024 amounted to 3.0 billion tenge or 62.2% compared to the same period in 2023 (due to a decrease in capital investments in processing enterprises).
Exports of agricultural products in January – April 2024 amounted to 91.4 million US dollars, or 64.4% compared to the same period in 2023 (in January - April 2023 - 141.9 million US dollars).
(in physical terms - 357.1 thousand tons or 79%, in January - April 2023 – 452.3 thousand tons).
The share of processed products in the total volume of agricultural exports is 18.1% (56.8 thousand tons for 16.5 million US dollars).
(statistical data for 5 months will be published after July 15 this year).
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 21.8% of the total number of employed (total employed – 406 thousand people, including in agriculture – 88.4 thousand people (according to the results of the 1st quarter of 2024).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 1st quarter of 2024 amounted to 207 thousand tenge with an increase of 6.9% compared to the same period in 2023.
State support of the agro-industrial complex
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
In 2024, the volume of state support to the agro-industrial complex in the form of subsidies amounts to 47.9 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
-for subsidizing the crop industry - 13.6 billion tenge (pesticides – 7,559.0 million tenge, fertilizers – 5,048.9 million tenge, seeds - 617.5 million tenge, priority crops – 400 million tenge);
-for subsidizing livestock production - 5.4 billion tenge;
-financial instruments – KZT 27.9 billion (investment subsidies – KZT 14,091.1 million, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing – KZT 11,667.2 million, within the framework of loan guarantee and insurance – KZT 2,129.9 million);
- for subsidizing deep processing - 0.9 billion tenge.
Crop production
In the region, sowing was carried out on an area of 5.2 million hectares, or 100% of the plan.
- cereals and leguminous crops - on an area of 4603.5 thousand hectares or 100% of the plan;
- oilseeds – 236.4 thousand hectares or 100%;
- forage crops – 341.6 thousand hectares or 100%;
- potatoes in organized formations - by 4.7 thousand hectares or 100%, vegetables - by 300 hectares or 100%.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - May 2024, SHTP purchased 512 units of equipment worth 14.7 billion tenge (in January-May 2023 - 1090 units worth 34 billion tenge), including:
- combine harvesters - 34 units worth 3.9 billion tenge;
- tractors - 145 units worth 6.5 billion tenge;
- seeders - 152 units in the amount of 247.1 million tenge;
- sowing complexes - 7 units per 1 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 174 units worth 3.2 billion tenge.
Animal husbandry
In January - May 2024, the region produced meat in live weight – 81.9 thousand tons (97.4%), milk - 128.2 thousand tons (102.2%), chicken eggs – 281.2 million pieces (97.4%).
As of June 1, 2024, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms is 484.3 thousand heads (97.4% compared to the same period in 2023), including the number of cows - 198.8 thousand heads (100.8%).
The number of horses amounted to 302 thousand heads (98.1%), birds – 9557.2 thousand heads (96.8%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 760.2 thousand heads (95.4%), pigs – 69.3 thousand heads (73.4%).
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2024, 41 investment projects for a total of 84.8 billion tenge are planned to be implemented in the agro-industrial complex, including:
- 7 projects for the construction of granaries for 2.8 billion tenge;
- 11 MTF construction projects worth 43.5 billion tenge;
- 6 projects for the construction of meat farms worth 0.7 billion tenge;
-1 poultry farm construction project for 12 billion tenge;
-1 project for the construction of a warehouse for the storage of liquid fertilizers for 0.6 billion tenge;
- 8 projects for processing agricultural products worth 18.2 billion tenge;
- 6 irrigation projects worth 6.1 billion tenge;
- 1 feed production project in the amount of 0.8 billion tenge.
Implemented investment projects
As of 06/25/2024, 10 projects worth KZT 19.8 billion have been implemented:
- 1 project for the construction of a meat farm - LLP "SHP Makinskoe" for 600 heads of horses for 330 million tenge (in the Birzhan Sal area);
- 1 project for processing agricultural products - LLP "Kazger KUS" (feed mill) with a capacity of 720 tons for 127.2 million tenge (in the Birzhan Sal area);
- 1 poultry meat processing project - IL Tov LLP with a capacity of 346 thousand tons worth 3.5 billion tenge (in the city of Kosshy);
- 1 project for the construction of MTF - AF Rodina LLP for 1000 heads in the amount of 2.2 billion tenge (in the Tselinograd district);
- 1 poultry farm construction project - Ak - Dala Agro LLP for 6 thousand tons for 12 billion tenge (in Arshaly district);
- 1 grain processing project - AVM AGRO LLP with a capacity of 31200 tons for 0.4 billion tenge (in the Shortandy district);
- 1 irrigation project - Zelenoe - 1 LLP for 302 hectares for 0.5 billion tenge (in the Astrakhan region);
- 1 MTF construction project - in Sandyktau district: Karlygash farm for 50 heads in the amount of 42 million tenge;
- 1 project for the construction of granaries - Tyn Zher 18 LLP with a capacity of 100 tons per hour in the amount of 140 million tenge (in Akkol district);
- 1 project for the construction of a warehouse for the storage of liquid fertilizers - Zhuravlevka - 1 LLP for 3000 sq. m. m for 600 million tenge (Bulandyn district);
Development of the food belt around Astana
As part of the development of the food belt, a 300-kilometer zone has been defined, which includes 17 districts of the region.
Currently, 130 enterprises of the region are engaged in the supply of agricultural products on an ongoing basis, including 68 - livestock products (meat and meat products, milk and dairy products), 8 - poultry (poultry meat, edible egg), 54 - crop production (flour, potatoes, vegetables, vegetable oil).
The products are sold to 44 major retail outlets of the capital, such as Magnum, Astykzhan, Small and markets - Eurasia, Alem, Shapagat, etc.
Processing of agricultural products
Akmola region has:
- 16 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 128.9 thousand tons per year;
- 15 dairy production enterprises with a production capacity of 149.0 thousand tons per year;
- 29 flour milling enterprises with a production capacity of 1033.6 thousand tons per year;
- 8 oilseed processing plants with a production capacity of 138.0 thousand tons per year.
In January-May 2024, food products worth 100.0 billion tenge were produced with an increase of 103.5% compared to the same period in 2023.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry – 46.1%, dairy – 21.4%, vegetable oil – 11.6%, grain processing - 9.8%, bread and bakery – 1.9%, other industries – 9.2%.
Meat processing
Meat processing enterprises and workshops produced 35.8 thousand tons of meat in kind with a decrease of 8.2% compared to the same period in 2023, the volume of sausage production amounted to 1,326 tons with a decrease of 11.9%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 46.9 thousand tons with an increase of 24.5% compared to the same level in 2023, butter produced 933 tons with an increase of 1.1%, cheese and cottage cheese - 759 tons with an increase of 32.9%, fermented dairy products - 3489 tons with an increase of 0.9%.
Processing of oilseeds
34.3 thousand tons of vegetable oil were produced with an increase of 43.3% compared to the same period in 2023.
Flour production
90.2 thousand tons of fine flour were produced, an increase of 3.6% compared to the same period in 2023.