Economy
The state of the agro-industrial sector
For 2021, the volume of state support within the framework of the implementation of the State Program for the Development of the Agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2017-2021 is about 39.2 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
- 15.2 billion tenge was allocated to subsidize the crop production industry (9,757. 5 million tenge was allocated to increase the availability of agricultural products, 4,171.4 million tenge was allocated to subsidize the cost of fertilizers, 1,290. 0 million tenge was allocated to support seed production).
- 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.
5.4 billion tenge was allocated for the implementation of these directions.
-for investment investments and subsidizing processing - 13.0 billion tenge (investment investments - 11990.0 million tenge, for subsidizing costs to processing enterprises-697.8 million tenge, guaranteeing and insuring loans-300.0 million tenge).
- financial recovery and reimbursement of the interest rate on leasing - 5.6 billion tenge (financial recovery - 196.7 million tenge, reimbursement of the interest rate on leasing - 5399.4 million tenge).
60.0 million tenge was allocated for the development of entrepreneurship in rural areas within the framework of the Program for the Development of Productive Employment and Mass Entrepreneurship (partial guarantee for micro - loans - 50.0 million tenge, subsidizing operating costs-10.0 million tenge).
The development has not been started, due to the fact that the financing plan for these areas begins in November of this year.
Crop production
This year, the region has carried out spring sowing of agricultural crops on an area of 5044.7 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops are located on an area of 4562.7 thousand hectares, oilseeds-266.5 thousand hectares, fodder crops including corn-191.4 thousand hectares.
The planting of potatoes, taking into account the population, was carried out on an area of 20.6 thousand hectares and vegetables - on 3.5 thousand hectares.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January-June 2021, SHTP purchased 1,434 units of equipment in the amount of 37.6 billion tenge, including:
- combine harvesters – 137 units;
- tractors – 326 units;
- seeders – 186 units;
- sowing complexes – 79 units;
- other equipment – 706 units.
Work on the purchase of agricultural machinery continues.
Animal husbandry
Farms creating
As part of the further development of meat cattle breeding, a roadmap has been developed for the creation of 112 farms in the region in 2021 with the purchase of 5.9 thousand heads of beef cattle. To date, 33 farms have been created for 2,047 heads (Akkol – 1 farm for 200 heads, Arshalynsky – 2 farms for 43 heads, Atbasarsky – 3 farms for 84 heads, Burabaysky – 1 farm for 26 heads, Birzhan sal – 1 farm for 37 heads, Bulandinsky – 1 farm for 57 heads, Yerementau – 6 farms for 536 heads, Egindykolsky – 1 farm for 25 heads, Yesilsky – 1 farm for 60 heads, Zharkainsky – 1 farm for 70 heads, Zhaksynsky – 1 farm for 30 heads, Zerendinsky – 3 farms for 98 heads, Korgalzhynsky - 1 farm for 20 heads, Sandyktausky – 6 farms for 408 heads, Shortandinsky - 2 farms for 200 heads, Stepnogorsk – 2 farms for 153 heads).
As part of the development of dairy farming this year, it is planned to create 19 MTFs with the purchase of 4.1 thousand heads, while 7 farms for 911 heads were created (Arshalynsky – expansion of the existing farm for 33 heads, Akkol – 1 farm for 40 heads, Zerendinsky – 1 farm for 90 heads, Sandyktau – 1 farm for 100 heads, Atbasarsky – 1 farm for 300 heads, Burabaysky – 2 farms for 348 heads).
Meat processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 48.7 thousand tons, a decrease of 2.8% compared to the same level in 2020 (Izhevsk PC, Aibat LLP, Sinegorye Milk LLP due to the pandemic, sales volumes decreased, as well as a decrease in applications and demand), 599 tons of butter were produced, an increase of 12.8%, cheese and cottage cheese – 684 tons, fermented milk products 3.2 thousand tons, an increase of 0.03%.
The workload of milk processing enterprises was 66.4% (in 2020-68.3%).
Processing of oilseeds
Development of the food belt around the city 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 production (flour, potatoes, vegetables, vegetable oil).
They supply their products to 5 shopping markets, 29 shopping houses, 10 shopping centers in the city 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 delivered to the market of the capital (as of 16.07.2021) 70.0 thousand tons of dairy products (an increase of 0.8% compared to the corresponding period of 2020), 14.6 thousand tons of meat and meat products (an increase of 2.1%), 139.7 million eggs (a decline of 5.4%).