Since the beginning of last year, 1,462 unused agricultural land plots with a total area of 422.0 thousand hectares have been identified in the Almaty region. This fact underlines the importance of rational use of land resources and the need for enhanced control in this area. On behalf of the Land Resources Management Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, by the end of 2024, it was planned to return unused agricultural land with a total area of 70 thousand hectares to state ownership.
In this regard, 89.7 thousand hectares of agricultural land have been returned to state ownership. The plan has been completed by 128.0%. Of these, 74.8 thousand hectares were voluntarily transferred by the owners, which indicates an increase in their responsibility for compliance with the law.
Another 14.9 thousand hectares were seized through lawsuits. According to experts, these results became possible thanks to joint work with the Department of Land Management of the Almaty region. Amanzhol Abdrakhmanov, Head of the Department of Land Relations of the Almaty region, noted the importance of continuing this work: “The effective use of each acre of land is a contribution to the food security of the region and the country as a whole. We will continue to systematically work on the return of unused land, so that every hectare benefits our society.” Despite the results achieved, there is still a lot of work ahead. It is planned to strengthen measures to identify abandoned sites, prevent violations of the law and improve the ecological condition of the lands. Effective land use is possible only with close cooperation between government agencies and landowners. In this regard, the region will continue to work on the implementation of new initiatives. It should be recalled that the main task remains to involve agricultural land in circulation, protect natural resources and contribute to the economic development of the country.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almobl/press/news/details/913170