The debts on subsidies paid to the farmers in Pavlodar region

“At the beginning of 2020, the debt on unpaid subsidies to the farmers of the region amounted to more than KZ 4 bln”, deputy akim of Pavlodar region supervising agriculture Asain Baikhanov said to user of the social networks.

Summing up the results of 2020, he reminded that KZ 29 bln has been allocated to support the agricultural sector in the region. About 2800 farms and companies (more than 50000 people), received subsidies. In addition, subsidies were paid to the farmers who had had the water from the Satpayev Canal. 

 As for financing the agro-industrial complex, more than 1000 farmers made loans (KZ 20.5 bln) in 2020. During the spring and autumn field works, the farmers received 43 th tons of cheap diesel fuel at KZ 150 for a liter.  231 new farms started working last year.

Thanks to the state support, the significant results have been achieved in the agricultural sector by the end of the year. The annual growth of gross regional product in agriculture was 27% and it exceeded KZ 301 bln. The growth of the volume index was 107.5%, Pavlodar region is among the top 3 regions of Kazakhstan. KZ 53 bln was invested in agriculture and the annual volume of exports of the processed agricultural products amounted to 40.9 th tons or US 18.4 mln in monetary terms.

Compared with the year earlier, the gross output increased by 21% and exceeded 1.85 mln tons. The average yield of cereals was 9.2 centners from a hectare, vegetables and melons - 313 centners from a hectare.

59 investment projects to the sum of KZ 22 bln have been implemented in the agricultural sector. It was possible to increase the total volume of industrial vegetable warehouses equipped with the modern ventilation and cooling systems in 16 th tons to 309 th tons. 7 new dairy farms started working. There are 3900 pedigree milk cows. 3800 cattle were imported from near and far abroad. Besides, the Pavlodar agrarians bought 1060 new agricultural machineries amounted to KZ 17.1 bln.