Kazakhstan plans to increase sunflower crops to 1.2 million hectares, and reduce wheat crops

Published Mar 26, 2024

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In Kazakhstan, the agricultural sector is preparing for a sowing area of 23.8 million hectares this year, with a slight reduction in wheat cultivation to 13.3 million hectares from the previous year's 13.76 million hectares. The Minister of Agriculture, Aidarbek Saparov, has outlined plans to diversify crop production by increasing the cultivation of high-profit crops such as sunflowers by 60 thousand hectares, reaching a total of 1.2 million hectares. Additionally, there will be a decrease in the cultivation of water-intensive crops like cotton and rice due to irrigation challenges, while forage crops will be expanded by 68 thousand hectares. The mass sowing campaign is expected to start in mid-May, with some regions already beginning the process.

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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: Zol