The President got acquainted with the agricultural potential of the Kostanay region

The head of state met with agricultural producers in the territory of TOO Nadezhdinka, Maikol rural district, Kostanay district.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was informed about the development of the agricultural sector in the region.

According to the akim of the region Kumar Aksakalov, this year local farmers sowed 5 million hectares. In order to increase the yield, it is planned to increase the share of elite seeds and the volume of applied mineral fertilizers, as well as to update the machine and tractor fleet.

The head of state was presented with projects for the development of livestock, poultry farming and processing of agricultural products. In particular, in the next three years, investments will be attracted for the construction of 14 commercial dairy farms. It is planned to build 44 livestock complexes and two large poultry farms. As a result, the production of milk and meat in the region will increase by 1.4 times, and poultry meat - by 5 times. In addition, the goal has been set to increase the share of processed products to 70 percent within three years through the implementation of a number of investment projects.