Alcohol production has fallen sharply in Kazakhstan amid a campaign to stop villages from drinking alcohol

Published 2024년 3월 18일

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Kazakhstan has experienced a significant decrease in alcohol production at the beginning of the year, coinciding with a public campaign that saw many areas declaring themselves alcohol-free zones. The production of cognac, beer, vodka, and wine fell by 47.1%, 34.8%, 13.4%, and 4.7% respectively compared to the same period last year. This initiative, adopted by 78 villages in the republic, has led to a reduction in serious crimes, road accidents, and domestic offenses.

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A significant drop in alcohol production was noted in Kazakhstan at the beginning of the year against the backdrop of a public campaign, during which populated areas of the republic declared themselves alcohol-free territories. According to the Kazakh monitoring agency Energyprom, which refers to data from the Bureau of National Statistics of the republic, in January in Kazakhstan the production of cognac decreased by 47.1% compared to January last year, beer - by 34.8%, vodka - by 13.4%, wine - by 4.7%. At the same time, in 2024, the populated areas of Kazakhstan are increasingly refusing to drink and sell alcohol; today, 78 villages in the republic have declared themselves alcohol-free territories. The deputy head of the Administrative Police Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, Azamat Kurimbaev, reported this to local media in March, noting that “the best indicator for sober villages” in the republic is observed in the Karaganda region, where residents ...

Source: Kvedomosti