Kazakhstan: Plants for the production of sunflower and cottonseed oil will be introduced in the Turkestan region

In the Turkestan region, it is planned to implement agricultural projects for almost 89 billion tenge. Among them are the production of deep processing of corn, plants for the production of sunflower and cottonseed oil, LS reports. As reported in the regional akimat, 19 new facilities will appear in 2023-2025. It is expected that over 1.3 thousand jobs will be created at the enterprises. A plant for deep processing of corn will be built in the region for 40 billion tenge. According to the information, the capacity will be 150 thousand tons per year. They want to create 100 jobs. Earlier, the akimat noted that the project should become one of the most effective for the farmers of the Maktaaral and Shardara districts. And a starch plant with a capacity of 100 thousand tons per year should appear, where 100 jobs can be created. Its launch is estimated at 26 billion tenge. A cotton fiber processing plant can be built and put into operation in the region. It is planned that the ...