🌾 Kazakhstan’s Seed Industry to Receive New Support Measures

 

 

The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan plans to revise the five-year Comprehensive Plan for the development of the seed industry to enhance support for domestic seed production farms. This issue was discussed during a meeting between the Minister of Agriculture, Aidarbek Saparov, and agricultural producers in the East Kazakhstan region, where the need to adjust support measures was emphasized.

 

Currently, the state subsidizes 70% of seed costs, 50% of herbicides, 60% of fertilizers, and 30% of agricultural machinery. Subsidies are also provided for dairy and meat production. Despite this, the minister noted that farmers should actively use their own resources for modernization and development of their production facilities. Attention was also drawn to the importance of introducing modern financial instruments to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the regional agro-industrial complex.

 

Saparov highlighted the issue of business social responsibility, emphasizing the need to create comfortable conditions for agricultural enterprise workers and local residents. This includes building social facilities, providing employees with housing, and developing infrastructure, which should, in turn, address staffing issues.

 

During his working visit, the minister familiarized himself with the activities of the East Kazakhstan Agricultural Experimental Station, where work is underway to grow grain, legumes, and oilseed crops, as well as research in the field of seed production. The station hosts a testing center and a Knowledge Dissemination Center.

 

The minister also assessed the progress of the harvest campaign in the region. As of today, 84.6% of the grain fields have been harvested, totaling 472.1 thousand tons, with an average yield of 22 centners per hectare. Farmers in the region received 43,000 tons of mineral fertilizers. A total of 1.3 million tons of hay have been prepared, representing 86% of the plan, along with significant volumes of haylage, silage, and fodder.

 

Additionally, the minister visited the dairy farm LLP "Rulikha," designed for 1,080 heads of cattle, where he was briefed on an expansion project. The project's funding was provided under the program for replicating the experience of the North Kazakhstan region, and its completion is scheduled for this year.