Land flowing with milk and bread

More than 2000 combines work in Pavlodar region to harvest wheat and other grains. According to the Department of Agriculture, 64 of 710 th he of grain have been already harvested in the region. It is planned to complete wheat harvest within 25-30 days.

“Every year we expect a good harvest. This year we have done everything according to the technology: bought elite seeds, machineries, but there was not enough moisture. The average yield in our farm is 10-12 centners per hectare. While the weather allows us to work, so we plan to meet the deadline”, the head of the farm “Shcherbak” of Kachiry area Igor Shcherbak said.

Akim of Pavlodar region arrived in Kachiry area with a working trip and saw not only the harvesting process, but also the work for the development of dairy farms.

“Today in the region there are about 30 medium and large dairy farms. However, their number will only grow – 6 dairy farms will be constructed and expanded this year, in 2018-2019 it is planned to build 12 more farms”, deputy head of the region Baurzhan Kasenov informed.

“With the state support it is profitable to produce milk. 17 milk-receiving enterprises work by 82% and, at the same time, continue to invest in increasing the productivity and milk processing. Today “Agrarian Credit Corporation” JSC offers lending for 10 years at 5.5% per annum”, he added.

Rural consumer cooperatives of milk processing actively work in the region as well. They also get the state support. RCCs have KZ 10 as subsidies for a liter of milk, bought in farmsteads. Today only 3 cooperatives in the region have received almost KZ 2 mln of subsidies.