The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has completed work on updating statistics in livestock farming

Published 2024년 7월 2일

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The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has identified a problem with inaccurate industry statistics, caused by household accounting data from akims of towns, villages, and rural districts. This has led to market distortions and incorrect government support. To address this, the Ministry has updated the livestock industry's statistical data as of January 1, 2024, showing a decrease in the number of cattle and various other farm animals, resulting in reduced milk and meat production. The Ministry is also working on improving crop production statistics, with expectations to complete by August 2024.

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One of the systemic problematic issues in the development of agriculture is the distortion of industry statistics associated with the use of data generated on the basis of household accounting conducted by akims of towns, villages and rural districts. Incorrect initial data leads to serious problems, such as a shortage of products on the market, overproduction, insufficient government support and other negative consequences. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In order to ensure the efficient operation of the industry, the Ministry of Agriculture has completed work on bringing statistical data in the livestock industry into line. As a result of updating electronic household accounting data on the number of farm animals, as of January 1, 2024, the number of cattle, taking into account agricultural enterprises, decreased: • cattle population - almost 2 million heads; • milk production - by 3 million tons; • number of ...

Source: Agrosektor