Kazakhstani livestock breeders will prepare more than 50 million tons of feed

Published Aug 27, 2024

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Kazakhstan is working on a Roadmap to boost forage production, focusing on expanding irrigated land, improving seed production, purchasing agricultural machinery, and enhancing pasture land productivity. The area under forage crops has grown to over 3.2 million hectares in 2024, occupying approximately 14% of the arable land. The production goals for the year include 24.5 million tons of hay, 1.7 million tons of haylage, 4.6 million tons of straw, 5.5 million tons of concentrated feed, and 2.0 million tons of silage. As of August 26, 2024, the progress towards these goals varies, with hay production at 69% of the 1.5-year target and straw production at 26.2%. The ministry's efforts aim to ensure a stable feed supply in Kazakhstan.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, together with local executive bodies, continues to work on the development of forage production. In order to take measures to expand the area of irrigated land for forage crops, develop seed production of forage crops, purchase agricultural machinery, and increase the productivity of pasture lands, the department is working to update the Roadmap for the Development of Forage Production. This year, the area under forage crops, according to regional data, exceeded 3.2 million hectares, which is 83.5 thousand hectares more than in 2023. At the same time, the share of forage placed on arable land amounted to about 14% (in 2023 - 13%). It is planned to prepare 24.5 million tons of hay (1.5-year - 36.7 million tons), haylage - 1.7 million tons, straw - 4.6 million tons, concentrated feed - 5.5 million tons and silage - 2.0 million tons. As of August 26 of this year, hay was prepared in ...

Source: Agrosektor