In Kazakhstan, the area sown with wheat this year will be reduced by 439.2 thousand hectares and barley by 129.5 thousand hectares

Published Feb 16, 2024

Tridge summary

Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister, Serik Zhumangarin, has outlined plans to diversify the country's crop areas by reducing the plantings of wheat and barley and increasing the plantings of oilseeds and fodder crops. The total sown area for the 2024 season will be 23.9 million hectares, a decrease from the previous year. The Akmola region will see the largest reduction in wheat sown areas, which will be diversified into oilseeds. The government is also developing an advance subsidy mechanism to encourage the use of fertilizers by Kazakh farmers.

Disclaimer: The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

At the same time, the sown area for oilseeds, fodder crops and sugar beets will increase Today, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin listened to the progress of the program to diversify crop areas in Kazakhstan, the Agrosektor.kz portal reports with reference to the Government press service. As Vice Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov informed, the total sown area for the 2024 season will be 23.9 million hectares. This is 115.6 hectares less than last year. Plantings of wheat (-439.2 thousand hectares) and barley (-129.5 thousand hectares) will be reduced. At the same time, it is planned to increase the plantings of oilseeds (by 414.7 thousand hectares) and fodder crops (by 96.4 thousand hectares). A reduction in the area allocated for moisture-intensive crops such as cotton (-16 thousand hectares) and rice (-6.4 thousand hectares) is expected. According to the vice minister, the largest volume of wheat sown areas will be reduced in the Akmola ...

Source: Agrosektor