The natural and climatic conditions and the geographical position of the Karaganda region are optimal for the cultivation of grain, potatoes and vegetables, the development of animal husbandry and have determined for the region the role of one of the leading regions of Kazakhstan in the production and processing of agricultural products.

The share of agriculture in the total gross regional product of the region for 2021 is 3.6%.

The output of agricultural products amounted to 489.2 billion tenge, the physical volume index was 101.9% compared to the level of 2020, including in the crop industry, products were produced for 210.6 billion tenge (IFO - 99.7%), in the livestock sector - 277.5 billion tenge (IFO - 103.5%).

The gross harvest of grain and legumes with an average yield of 9.8 q/ha amounted to 916.4 thousand tons, which is 87.3% of the level of 2020, 392.6 thousand tons of potatoes were grown in all categories of farms, which is at the level 2020, 118.9 thousand tons of vegetables were harvested with an increase of 10.3%.

The sown area of the main agricultural crops in 2021 amounted to 1,231.9 thousand hectares, including: cereals and legumes - 949.7 thousand hectares ( wheat - 770.0 thousand hectares, barley - 160.8 thousand hectares, oats - 13.8 thousand hectares), oilseeds - 25.9 thousand hectares, potatoes - 16.4 thousand hectares, open ground vegetables - 3.3 thousand hectares, fodder - 236.5 thousand hectares.

Taking into account the diversification of the structure of sown areas, the areas sown with demanded crops have increased, incl . wheat by 78.7 thousand hectares, oilseeds - by 2.8 thousand hectares, potatoes - by 0.2 thousand hectares, vegetables by 0.2 thousand hectares.

Moisture -resource-saving technology was applied on an area of 763.3 thousand hectares.

In the total gross production of the agricultural sector, 56.8% is livestock products.

An increase in the number of all types of livestock and the production of livestock products is ensured annually.

In general, in the region, farms of all forms of ownership produced 157.0 thousand tons of meat with an increase of 3.9% by 2020, 524.2 thousand tons of milk (by 4.3%), 650.9 million eggs (decrease by 2.0%), 2 thousand tons of wool (by 0.5%).

The number of cattle in all categories of farms as of January 1, 2022 amounted to 616.3 thousand heads, which is 4.3% more than in 2020, horses - 433.9 thousand heads (by 13.3%), sheep and goats - 996.0 thousand heads (by 4.4%), pigs - 79.4 thousand heads (by 4.5%). birds - 3283.6 thousand heads (by 1.4%).

In 2021, 43 agricultural cooperatives functioned, of which 25 were for meat, 18 for dairy, which produced 3,069.4 tons of milk and 1,613.0 tons of meat.

In the region processed agricultural products for 140.8 billion tenge. Due to the increase in production volumes, the processing of poultry meat , fish, butter and dairy spreads, cheese and cottage cheese, cakes and confectionery and flour products has increased.

1,310 units of agricultural machinery were purchased for the amount of 21.7 billion tenge.

In the agricultural sector, 59 investment projects worth 370.0 billion tenge were implemented, with the creation of 5831 jobs :

10 projects - in the Entrepreneurship Support Map for 43.1 billion tenge, with the creation of 1,449 jobs;

49 projects outside the industrialization and entrepreneurship support map for 326.9 billion tenge with the creation of 4382 jobs.

In 2021, 15 projects worth 11.1 billion tenge were put into operation.

As part of the program for the development of the agro-industrial complex for 2017-2021, state support for the sectors of the agro-industrial complex amounted to 20.1 billion tenge, including for the crop industry - 3.7 billion tenge, for the livestock industry - 5.9 billion tenge, for investment subsidizing, processing - 10.5 billion tenge from the republican budget.

In 2021, 32655.7 million tenge were allocated to the fixed capital of agriculture, which is 1.2 times more than in 2020, including own funds - 21462.9 million tenge, bank loans - 567.0 million tenge and other borrowed funds - 10625.7 million tenge.

2995.1 million tenge of investments in fixed assets were directed to food production, which is 44.1% more than in 2020.

To curb the unjustified price increase for socially important food products in the regions of the region, 216 fairs were held during 2021, at which products worth 3.0 billion tenge were sold at prices below market prices.