The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
Gross agricultural output in Akmola region in January - December 2024 amounted to 920,097.1 million tenge (IFO - 145.3%), including: crop production – 629,570.7 million tenge (IFO – 179.3%), livestock production - 290,251.0 million tenge (IFO – 101.3%).
In total, there are 8,650 operating agricultural enterprises in the region, including: 1,910 - legal entities, 522 - individual entrepreneurs, and 6,218 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed assets of agriculture in January-December 2024 amounted to 80.1 billion tenge, investments in fixed assets in food production - 8.5 billion tenge.
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 24.2% of the total number of employed (403.8 thousand people in total, including 97.4 thousand people in agriculture (according to the results of the 3rd quarter of 2024).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 3rd quarter of 2024 amounted to 327.7 thousand tenge with an increase of 20.9% compared to the same period in 2023 (in January-September 2024 - 273.3 thousand tenge or 111.6%).
State support for the agro-industrial complex
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
In 2024, the volume of state support for the agro-industrial complex in the form of subsidies amounts to 46.4 billion tenge, including in the following areas::
-to subsidize the crop industry - 15.5 billion tenge (pesticides - 9,436.5 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 24.6 billion (investment subsidies - KZT 15,916.1 million, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing - KZT 8,667.2 million);
-to subsidize deep processing - 0.9 billion tenge.
Crop production
Grain and leguminous crops were threshed on an area of 4,696 thousand hectares, 6,602 thousand tons of grain were threshed with an average yield of 14.1 c/ha.
Oilseeds (sunflower, rapeseed, flax, mustard, ginger, soybeans) were harvested from an area of 258.5 thousand hectares, 276 thousand tons were harvested with a yield of 10.8 c/ha.
Potatoes were harvested from an area of 7766.2 hectares, 137.5 thousand tons were harvested with a yield of 177.1 c/ha.
Vegetables were harvested from an area of 1449.5 hectares, 19.2 thousand tons were harvested with a yield of 132.8 c/ha.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - December 2024, SHTP purchased 1,458 units of equipment worth 51.6 billion tenge, including:
- combine harvesters - 271 units worth 26.3 billion tenge;
- tractors - 383 units worth 13.6 billion tenge;
- seeders - 271 units in the amount of 448.8 million tenge;
- sowing complexes - 19 units for 2.4 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 514 units worth 8.9 billion tenge.
Animal husbandry
In January - December 2024, the region produced 195.7 thousand tons of live meat (99.1%), 234.8 thousand tons of milk (105.3%), and 689.7 million chicken eggs (99.8%).
As of January 1, 2025, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms is 366.2 thousand heads (99.2% compared to the same period in 2024), including 187.9 thousand cows (102.2%).
The number of horses was 241.9 thousand (99.2%), birds -9051.8 thousand (108.1%).
The number of sheep and goats was 538.8 thousand (102.3%), pigs – 31.5 thousand (63.4%).
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2024, 31 investment projects totaling 44.7 billion tenge were implemented in the agricultural sector, including:
- 4 projects for the construction of grain storage facilities for 560 million tenge;
- 5 projects for the construction of MTF for 15.3 billion tenge;
- 6 projects for the construction of meat farms for 735 million tenge;
- 1 poultry meat production project for 12.0 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 for 10.8 billion tenge;
- 5 irrigation projects for 3.8 billion tenge;
- 1 feed production project in the amount of 800 million tenge.
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;
- 28 flour milling enterprises with a production capacity of 1365.8 thousand tons per year;
- 8 oilseed processing plants with a production capacity of 138.0 thousand tons per year.
In January-December 2024, food products worth 252 billion tenge were produced, with an increase of 3.7% 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 91.6 thousand tons of sausage products in physical terms, amounting to 3243 tons.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 120.6 thousand tons with an increase of 19.1% compared to the same level in 2023, 2304 tons of butter were produced, 2205 tons of cheese and cottage cheese with an increase of 30.3%, and 8,291 tons of fermented dairy products with an increase of 7%.
Processing of oilseeds
Vegetable oil was produced in 72.9 thousand tons with an increase of 23.7% compared to the same period in 2023.
Flour production
Fine flour was produced at 230.8 thousand tons, an increase of 4.5% compared to the same period in 2023.