In addition, for the accessibility of the purchase and use of ground-based spraying equipment and UAVs, agricultural producers and chemical treatment service providers are reimbursed 25% of the cost of the purchased equipment. For this purpose, the relevant amendments have already been made to the rules of investment subsidies of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Information on preparations for locust control and preparations for spring field work was discussed in the Government under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.
As announced by Vice Minister of Agriculture Yermek Kenzhekhanuly, if in 2024 247 units were used for chemical processing of fields, then in 2025 it is planned to double the number, 443 units. Among them are 46 agrodrones, which the Ministry of Agriculture has purchased for the regional divisions of the RSE Phytosanitary. Plus 7 survey UAVs.
"Following the results of a successful pilot project in the Turkestan region, where last spring field spraying from agricultural cranes and centralized procurement of services for the purchase, transportation, storage of pesticides and the treatments themselves were tested, the Ministry of Agriculture has already implemented the purchase of a single service for phytosanitary measures in all regions on the principle of "One supplier – all work." This makes it attractive for businesses to participate in the purchase of these services and increase responsibility for the result. In addition, we have created attractive conditions for farmers and chemical treatment service providers in terms of reimbursement of 25% of the cost of agrodrons, ground fan and rod sprayers," said Ermek Kenzhekhanuly.
The meeting also reviewed the preparation of the regions for spring field work. As part of the early financing, which began on November 29, 2024, 70 billion tenge was allocated out of 100 billion tenge to 671 agricultural producers. Farmers of grain-growing regions used this tool most actively: Akmola (15.4 billion tenge), Kostanay (14.9 billion tenge) and North Kazakhstan regions (14.5 billion tenge). But in the southern regions – Turkestan, Zhambyl regions and Zhetisu, where spring sowing starts earlier, the pool of applications is only 10 billion tenge.
According to preliminary information from the regions, the readiness of agricultural machinery for spring field work in the republic is currently about 56%. With the need for seeds for a yield of 2.3 million tons, the backfilling is 99%.
Following the meeting, Serik Zhumangarin instructed to review the structure of acreage in terms of reducing wheat crops and increasing oilseeds and other high-margin crops. He also instructed to maximize the area of crops of elite seeds of Kazakh breeding, which showed the best results in the 2024 harvest.
Next Wednesday, Serik Zhumangarin plans to travel to one of the southern regions to get acquainted with the preparations for spring field work and discuss the development of the real sector of the economy.
As previously reported, on December 30, 2024, the Deputy Prime Minister visited the Karaganda region, where he stated that the work of the Ministry of National Economy would focus on work in the regions.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ontustik/press/news/details/915714