Seed production in Kazakhstan, how to reduce dependence on imports

Published 2024년 12월 9일

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Kazakhstan relies heavily on imports of seeds for various crops, with Russia being the largest supplier. However, products grown from these imported seeds are still considered Kazakhstani. The country's seed producers have a certification system in place and produce approximately 400 thousand tons of high reproduction seeds annually. The government supports the seed production industry through subsidies and investment subsidies, with a plan in place to increase the share of domestically selected seeds from 51.7% to 78.2% by 2028.

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What seeds and from which countries does Kazakhstan import As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture in response to the official request of the agency, today the country imports seeds of grain, leguminous, oilseed, forage, industrial, fruit and vegetable agricultural crops: - The largest volumes of seeds of agricultural crops, according to the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Bureau of National Statistics, are imported from Russia - 250 thousand tons, Turkey - 2.0 thousand tons, Germany - 1.0 thousand tons, France - 0.7 thousand tons, Italy - 0.5 thousand tons, Hungary - 0.4 thousand tons, the Netherlands - 0.3 thousand tons. However, products grown from imported seeds are still considered Kazakhstani. - Firstly, because these products are grown on our land, by the labor of our farmers. Secondly, the production of crop products consists not only of seeds, but also of pre-sowing work, application of fertilizers, use of plant ...

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