Kazakhstan plans to increase sunflower crops to 1.2 million hectares

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Published Mar 27, 2024

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Kazakhstan is gearing up to allocate 23.8 million hectares for various agricultural crops this year, marking a strategic shift in its agricultural focus. The plan includes a slight reduction in wheat cultivation area to 13.3 million hectares, down from 13.76 million hectares last year, and an emphasis on expanding the cultivation of more profitable crops like sunflower, which will see an increase of 60 thousand hectares to 1.2 million hectares. The Minister of Agriculture, Aidarbek Saparov, highlighted the country's move towards increasing oilseed acreage by 385 thousand hectares, while reducing the cultivation of water-intensive crops such as cotton and rice due to irrigation challenges. Additionally, there will be an increase in forage crops. The sowing campaign is expected to kick off in mid-May, with some regions already beginning their preparations.

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The forecast sown area of agricultural crops in Kazakhstan this year will be 23.8 million hectares. Thus, 13.3 million hectares will be allocated for wheat (versus 13.76 million hectares in 2023). At the same time, it is planned to increase the acreage of highly profitable crops - in particular, sunflower. The Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aidarbek Saparov, spoke about this at a government meeting on March 26. “For oilseeds, the increase will be 385 thousand hectares, which will bring their total sown area to 3.2 million hectares. In particular, it is expected that the plantings of such a socially important crop as sunflower will increase by 60 thousand hectares, bringing the total area to 1.2 million hectares,” noted the head of the Ministry of Agriculture. According to official statistics, in 2023, the sown area of sunflower in the Republic of Kazakhstan was 1.179 million hectares. Taking into account the problems with the provision of irrigation water, ...

Source: Oilworld