In the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, grain areas have increased by 40 thousand hectares; farmers plan to plant more potatoes and vegetables

The region plans to complete the sowing campaign by the end of May Spring field work is underway in the Karaganda region. This year, spring sowing will amount to 1057.7 thousand hectares, and the area of grain fields will increase by 40 thousand hectares. Also, farmers plan to plant more potatoes and vegetables. This was reported on the website ekaraganda.kz. According to the Department of Agriculture, spring sowing is proceeding according to schedule. The work is planned to be completed by the end of May. “Today, grain and oilseeds have been sown in almost half of the area. The planting of potatoes and vegetables is also going according to plan. More than 9,500 tractors, 229 seeding complexes and 5,556 units of seeders are operating in the fields, ”the managers informed about the sowing statistics. As added in the agricultural administration, farmers also received cheaper diesel fuel. They are also provided with subsidies for spring field work, purchase of high-quality seeds and ...