Main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in the Akmola region in January 2024 amounted to 22,666.3 million tenge (IFI - 99.6%), including: crop production - 240.1 million tenge (IFI - 100%), livestock - 22,423.4 million tenge (IFO - 99.6%)
In total, there are 9,361 active agricultural formations in the region, including: 1,923 - legal entities, 695 - individual entrepreneurs, 6,743 - peasant farms.
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 23.7% of the total number of employed (total employed - 405.2 thousand people, including in agriculture - 96.1 thousand people (based on the results of the 4th quarter of 2023 of the year)
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 4th quarter of 2023 amounted to 257 thousand tenge, with an increase of 1.9% compared to the same period in 2022 (for January - December 2023 - 252.7 thousand tenge, with an increase of 11% ).
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
In 2024, the volume of state support for the agricultural sector in the form of subsidies will amount to 45.7 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
- for subsidizing the crop production industry - 13.2 billion tenge (pesticides - 9,436.5 million tenge, fertilizers - 3,171.4 million tenge, seeds - 617.5 million tenge);
- for subsidizing livestock farming - 5.4 billion tenge;
-financial instruments - 26.5 billion tenge (investment subsidies - 17,791.1 million tenge, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing - 8,667.2 million tenge, within the framework of guaranteeing and insuring loans - 90.2 million. tenge);
-to subsidize deep processing - 0.5 billion tenge.
Crop production
This year, according to the preliminary structure, the region plans to carry out spring sowing of agricultural crops on an area of 5,360.1 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops will be placed on an area of 4,603.4 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 400 thousand hectares, fodder crops - 340 thousand hectares.
Potatoes will be planted on an area of 14.6 thousand hectares and vegetables - on 2.1 thousand hectares.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January 2024, the agricultural enterprise purchased 53 units of equipment worth 2.7 billion tenge (in January 2023 - 73 units worth 3.7 billion tenge), including:
- grain harvesters - 12 units worth 1.9 billion tenge;
- tractors - 14 units worth 0.4 billion tenge;
- seeders - 3 units worth 5.2 million tenge;
- other equipment - 24 units worth 0.4 billion tenge.
Livestock
In January 2024, the region produced live weight meat of 15.7 thousand tons (99.8%), milk - 15.1 thousand tons (104.5%), chicken eggs - 46.9 million pieces (87 ,4%).
As of January 1, 2024, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms is 424.2 thousand heads (97.3% compared to the same period in 2022), including the number of cows - 205.5 thousand heads (101.2 %).
The number of horses amounted to 268.0 thousand heads (104.8%), poultry - 8709.4 thousand heads (89.7%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 606.7 thousand heads (102.6%), pigs - 53.3 thousand heads (82.1%).
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2024, it is planned to implement 41 investment projects in the agricultural sector for a total amount of 84.8 billion tenge, including:
- 7 projects for the construction of granaries for 2.8 billion tenge;
- 11 projects for the construction of MTF for 43.5 billion tenge;
- 6 projects for the construction of meat farms for 0.7 billion tenge;
-1 project for the construction of a poultry farm for 12 billion tenge;
-1 project for the construction of a warehouse for storing liquid fertilizers for 0.6 billion tenge;
- 8 projects for processing agricultural products for 18.2 billion tenge;
- 6 irrigation projects for 6.1 billion tenge;
- 1 project for feed production worth 0.8 billion tenge.
Processing of agricultural products
Akmola region has:
- 16 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 125.4 thousand tons per year;
- 14 enterprises for the production of dairy products with a production capacity of 141.5 thousand tons per year;
- 28 flour mills with a production capacity of 963.9 thousand tons per year;
- 8 enterprises for processing oilseeds with a production capacity of 138.5 thousand tons per year.
In January 2024, food products worth 18.2 billion tenge were produced, with an increase of 4.5% compared to the same period in 2023.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 46%, dairy - 12%, vegetable oil - 21.4%, grain processing - 9.3%, bread and bakery - 2.1%, other industries - 9.2% .
Meat processing
Meat processing enterprises and workshops produced 6.8 thousand tons of meat in physical terms, with an increase of 4.4% compared to the same period in 2023, the production volume of sausages amounted to 235 tons, with a decrease of 20.1%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 7.4 thousand tons, a decrease of 13.1% compared to the same level in 2023, butter produced 184 tons with an increase of 12.2%, cheese and cottage cheese - 124 tons with an increase of 34.8% , fermented milk products - 721 tons with an increase of 6.5%.
Oilseed processing
Vegetable oil production amounted to 8.5 thousand tons, with an increase of 98.1% compared to the same period in 2023.
Flour production
Fine flour produced was 17.3 thousand tons, a decrease of 23.5% compared to the same period in 2023.