It is planned to complete the grain harvesting in the Pavlodar region by the end of September
To date, the farmers of the region have harvested grain crops on more than 70 thousand hectares and collected 66 thousand tons of harvest. The expected forecasts for the harvest were announced today at a staff meeting in the regional akimat.
According to the head of the Department of Agriculture Nurbolat Makashev, the harvesting area of grain crops in the Pavlodar region this year amounted to more than 873 thousand hectares. In addition, farmers in the region need to remove oilseeds on an area of 266.8 thousand hectares.
- Harvesting of grain crops is planned to be completed within 30 calendar days until September 25, - said Nurbolat Makashev. - The expected gross grain harvest will be 778.3 thousand tons. Oilseeds are planned to be harvested in the amount of 126.9 thousand tons, potatoes-558 thousand tons, vegetables-252 thousand tons. The highest yield of grain crops today in the Uspensky district is 10 quintals per hectare, as well as in the Terenkol district – 9.9 quintals per hectare. Early varieties of potatoes were harvested on 900 hectares, the gross harvest amounted to 23.9 thousand tons. Vegetables were harvested on an area of 330 hectares with a gross harvest of 8.5 thousand tons.
Farmers work not only in the fields, but also outside them. Today, the work on preparing storage facilities for the harvest is being completed. Elevators and grain receiving points of Pavlodar region will be able to receive more than 301 thousand tons of grain. Another 257 warehouses with a capacity of more than 890 thousand tons are available from agricultural producers themselves.
- There are 141 vegetable storage facilities with a capacity of 412 thousand tons for storing potatoes and vegetables, 90% of which are equipped with modern technological equipment, - said the head of the Department of Agriculture. - As part of the investment project, a vegetable storage facility was introduced in Pavlodar for 3 thousand tons, in the Zhelezinsky district-for 4 thousand tons. By the end of the year, 5 additional vegetable storages with a total capacity of 35 thousand tons will be introduced.
Also, during the working meeting, preparations for the upcoming population census were discussed. According to the head of the regional department of the Bureau of National Statistics, Zhakan Zhakenov, from September 1 to October 15, residents of the region, like other Kazakhstanis, will be able to fill out questionnaires on their own on the website sanaq.gov.kz. Apartment-by-apartment rounds in the region will be held from October 1 to October 30. In addition to the standard census questions, respondents will be asked about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on income, morbidity in teams and vaccination.
- It is necessary to conduct active information work on the census among the population, - said the governor of the region Abylkair Skakov. - The last national census was held in 2009. Objective statistical data are necessary for making effective management decisions. Today we need to explain to the residents of the region why this campaign is needed and what data we will adjust based on its results.
In total, more than 1 thousand people will be involved in the organization of the census in the Pavlodar region, most of whom will be interviewers. Now statisticians have recruited more than 200 employees, placing great hope on students. Students of colleges and universities will be able to interview the population in their free time. The head of the region instructed that local akims should not let the formation of census collectives take its course, and reminded of the need to comply with sanitary standards in direct contact with people during the campaign.
Press service of the Akim of Pavlodar region
Photo by Valery Bugaev