Main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in the Akmola region for January-March 2024 amounted to 76,001.5 million tenge (IFI - 100.2%), including: crop production - 754.0 million tenge (IFI - 100%), livestock farming - 75,238.4 million tenge (IFO - 100.2%).
In total, there are 9,361 active agricultural formations in the region, including: 1,923 - legal entities, 695 - individual entrepreneurs, 6,743 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed capital in agriculture for January-March 2024 amounted to 24.0 billion tenge or 166.2% compared to the same period in 2023.
Investments in fixed capital in food production for January - March 2024 amounted to 2.0 billion tenge or 49% compared to the same period in 2023 (due to a decrease in capital investments in processing enterprises).
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 2023 (for January - December 2023 - 252.7 thousand tenge, with an increase of 11% ).
State support for the agro-industrial complex
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
In 2024, the volume of state support for the agricultural sector in the form of subsidies will amount to 47.8 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
- for subsidizing the crop production 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 farming - 5.4 billion tenge;
-financial instruments – 27.9 billion tenge (investment subsidies – 14,091.1 million tenge, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing – 11,667.2 million tenge, within the framework of guaranteeing and insuring loans – 2,129.9 million . tenge);
-to subsidize deep processing - 0.9 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 5,387.0 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops will be placed on an area of 4,778.6 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 222.8 thousand. ha, fodder crops - 368.5 thousand ha.
Potatoes will be planted on an area of 15 thousand hectares and vegetables - on 2.1 thousand hectares.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January-March 2024, agricultural production enterprise purchased 248 units of equipment worth 8.8 billion tenge (for January-March 2023 - 366 units worth 16.7 billion tenge), including:
- grain harvesters - 23 units worth 2.9 billion tenge;
- tractors - 81 units worth 3.9 billion tenge;
- seeders - 57 units worth 81.6 million tenge;
- sowing complexes - 5 units for 0.5 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 82 units worth 1.4 billion tenge.
Livestock
During January - March 2024, the region produced live weight meat - 48.5 thousand tons (100.1%), milk - 58.5 thousand tons (102.2%), chicken eggs - 159.6 million. pieces (94.1%).
As of April 1, 2024, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms is 465.5 thousand heads (98.1% compared to the same period in 2023), including the number of cows - 205.2 thousand heads (102.2 %).
The number of horses amounted to 271.0 thousand heads (99.7%), poultry – 9356.0 thousand heads (95.5%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 687.8 thousand heads (95.5%), pigs - 60.1 thousand heads (69.9%).
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.
Implemented investment projects
As of April 25, 2024, 4 projects worth 6.2 billion tenge have been implemented:
- 1 project for the construction of a meat farm - SHP Makinskoye LLP for 600 heads of horses for 330 million tenge (in the Birzhan Sal region);
- 1 project for processing agricultural products - Kazger KUS LLP (feed mill) with a capacity of 720 tons for 127.2 million tenge (in the Birzhan Sal region);
- 1 project for processing poultry meat - 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 region).
Processing of agricultural products
Akmola region has:
- 16 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 128.9 thousand tons per year;
- 15 enterprises for the production of dairy products with a production capacity of 149.0 thousand tons per year;
- 28 flour mills with a production capacity of 955.5 thousand tons per year;
- 8 enterprises for processing oilseeds with a production capacity of 138.0 thousand tons per year.
In January-March 2024, food products worth 52.6 billion tenge were produced, with an increase of 104.3% compared to the same period in 2023.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 48.7%, dairy - 13.5%, vegetable oil - 17.1%, grain processing - 9.0%, bread and bakery - 1.9%, other industries - 8.9%.
Meat processing
Meat processing enterprises and workshops produced 21.9 thousand tons of meat in physical terms, with a decrease of 3% compared to the same period in 2023, the production volume of sausages amounted to 790 tons, with a decrease of 10.4%.
Milk processing
The production volume of processed milk amounted to 25.9 thousand tons with an increase of 27.2% compared to the same level in 2023, butter produced 524 tons with a decrease of 4%, cheese and cottage cheese - 409 tons with an increase of 55.5%, fermented milk products - 2097 tons with an increase of 0.4%.
Oilseed processing
Vegetable oil production amounted to 20.6 thousand tons, with an increase of 59.4% compared to the same period in 2023.
Flour production
Fine flour produced was 53.8 thousand tons, a decrease of 2% compared to the same period in 2023.