Kazakhstan: In the Zhambyl region, 75% of the total onion production in the country is grown - more than 690 thousand tons

For 10 months of this year, the agrarians of the Zhambyl region produced agricultural products worth 332.6 billion tenge. The head of the region Berdibek Saparbayev announced this at a briefing at the Central Communications Service, the press service of the regional akimat reports. “Taking into account the economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, special attention in the region is paid to supporting the agricultural sector. The main task is to ensure food security, an emphasis on import substitution of food products, the development of non-traditional crops and food processing industry, ”the akim emphasized. According to him, the sown area this year was increased by 47 thousand hectares and amounted to 735 thousand hectares. Harvested 817 thousand tons of grain, which is 7.8% more than last year. An increase in yield is observed for almost all agricultural crops. “Zhambyl region is the leader in the republic in the production of onions. The region grows 75% of the country's ...