The gross output of agricultural products in the Akmola region in January - June 2023 amounted to 187,366.5 million tenge (NFI - 105.1%), including: crop production - 1,825.5 million tenge (NFI - 100%), livestock - 185,492.5 million tenge (NFI - 105.1%).
In total, there are 9585 active agricultural formations in the region, including: 1974 - legal entities, 803 - individual entrepreneurs, 6808 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed capital 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).
Export of agricultural products for January - May 2023 amounted to 165.5 million US dollars, or 89.6% compared to the same period in 2022 (for January - May 2022 - 184.6 million US dollars).
The number of people employed in agriculture in the region is 24.5% of the total number of employees (total employment - 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 in 2022
Subsidizing agro-industrial complex
The volume of state support for the agro-industrial complex in the form of subsidies - 46.6 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
- to subsidize 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);
- to subsidize animal husbandry - 5 billion tenge;
-financial instruments - 26.7 billion tenge (investment subsidies - 16,627.7 million tenge, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing - 9,985 million tenge, guarantee and insurance of loans - 83.5 million tenge);
- to subsidize deep processing - 1.8 billion tenge.
crop production
This year, the region carried out spring sowing of agricultural crops on an area of 5315.8 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops are located on an area of 4,867 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 208.9 thousand hectares, fodder crops - 223.4 thousand hectares.
Planting potatoes, taking into account the population, was carried out on an area of 14.2 thousand hectares and vegetables - on 2.3 thousand hectares.
Vapor treatment
(as of July 21 this year)
Fallow treatment was carried out by the 1st track on an area of 802.4 thousand ha or 100.1% of the plan (plan - 801.3 thousand ha), the 2nd track - on an area of 691.7 thousand ha or 86.3%, the 3rd track - on an area of 72.3 thousand ha or 9%.
Chemical weeding
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.
Acquisition of agricultural machinery
In January - June 2023, SHTP purchased 1322 units of equipment for the amount of 38.2 billion tenge (in January-June 2022 - 887 units for 28.3 billion tenge), including:
- grain harvesters - 74 units in the amount of 9.5 billion tenge;
- tractors - 204 units in the amount of 11.2 billion tenge;
- seeders - 364 units in the amount of 1.1 billion tenge;
- sowing complexes - 40 units in the amount of 4.8 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 640 units in the amount of 11.6 billion tenge.
The sowing campaign involved about 15 thousand tractors, 16.6 thousand seeders and 1.5 thousand units of high-performance sowing complexes.
Animal husbandry
The region produced meat in live weight 106.4 thousand tons (110.2%), milk - 195.8 thousand tons (99.1%), chicken eggs - 362.9 million pieces (98.6%).
The total number of cattle in all categories of farms as of July 1, 2023 is 545.1 thousand heads (99.4% compared to the same period in 2022), including the number of cows - 223 thousand heads (95.6%).
The number of horses amounted to 286.9 thousand heads (107.6%), birds - 9 935.5 thousand heads (106%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 787.5 thousand heads (104.9%), pigs - 92.5 thousand heads (77.8%).
Creating Farms
In 2023, as part of the development of beef cattle breeding, 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 have been created (to 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 (for the amount of 120 million tenge) have been implemented.
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2023, it is planned to implement 47 investment projects for a total of 48 billion tenge, including:
- 10 projects for the construction of granaries in the amount of 4.1 billion tenge;
- 11 projects for the creation of ITF in the amount of 9.2 billion tenge, including;
- 5 projects to create meat farms for a total amount of 0.7 billion tenge;
-9 projects for the processing of agricultural products for a total amount of 5.2 billion tenge;
-4 projects for the construction of poultry farms for a total of 19.5 billion tenge;
-5 irrigation projects totaling 5.5 billion tenge;
-2 projects on vegetable storage facilities for a total of 3.5 billion tenge;
-1 project for the construction of a feedlot in the amount of 0.3 billion tenge;
Processing of agricultural products
In the Akmola region there are:
- 15 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 87.5 thousand tons per year;
-14 enterprises for the production of dairy products with a production capacity of 137 thousand tons per year;
-36 flour mills with a production capacity of 794.8 thousand tons per year;
- 8 enterprises for the processing of oilseeds with a production capacity of 101.4 thousand tons per year (In 2022, a large high-tech plant LLP "Bota - 2015" was launched for processing oilseeds (soybeans, sunflower seeds, rapeseed) with a capacity of 600 tons per day in raw materials, while the output of finished products will be 54 thousand tons).
In January-June 2023, food products were produced in the amount of 105.6 billion tenge 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
In physical terms, these enterprises and workshops produced 46.9 thousand tons of meat with an increase of 17.9% compared to the same period in 2022, the volume of production of sausages amounted to 1,160 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, 1134 tons of butter were produced with an increase of 36.1%, cheese and cottage cheese - 795 tons with an increase of 34.7%, sour-milk products 3.8 thousand tons, an increase of 0.1%.
Oilseeds processing
21.5 thousand tons of vegetable oil were produced with an increase of 63.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
Flour production
90.8 thousand tons of fine flour were produced, a decrease of 7.5% compared to the same period in 2022.