Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan: the volume of gross agricultural output for the year increased by 5.6% and amounted to 6.3 trillion tenge

Published Jan 12, 2021

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In 2020, the agro-industrial complex in Kazakhstan experienced a 5.6% increase in gross agricultural output, totaling 6.3 trillion tenge, largely due to a 7.8% rise in crop production. The livestock sector saw a 3% growth, with a 4.1% increase in meat production and a 3.2% rise in milk production. The processing sector also had positive growth, with food production up by 4%. Investments in fixed assets in agriculture and food production increased by 15% and 13.5% respectively. This growth was facilitated by the well-coordinated work of farmers and the timely adoption of measures by the Government to ensure efficient sowing operations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Most of all, the country produced butter - with an increase of 26.5% and processed rice - by 20.1% Today the Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov at a Government meeting announced the main results of the development of the agro-industrial complex in 2020. According to the head of the department, last year in the agro-industrial complex, the growth trend continued: the volume of gross agricultural output for the year increased by 5.6% and amounted to 6.3 trillion. tenge. “This growth is mainly due to an increase in crop production by 7.8% - up to 3.6 trillion. tenge ”, - explained the head of the Ministry of Agriculture. In this, the minister highlighted 5 regions: Kostanay, which showed an increase of almost 121%, as well as Akmola (about 113%), Pavlodar (107.5%), Aktobe (106.7%) and Karaganda (105.7%). At the same time, the volume of gross livestock production increased by 3% and amounted to 2.6 trillion. tenge. At the same time, he stressed that the growth in meat production ...

Source: Agrosektor