Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Amangali Berdalin paid a working visit to the Kyzylorda region.
At a meeting with the regional governor Nurlybek Nalibayev, topical issues of developing the agro-industrial complex in the region were discussed.
A meeting was held in Kyzylorda with the population and agricultural producers, where Amangali Berdalin informed about the measures being taken to develop agriculture.
On the instructions of the Head of State, it is planned to allocate 700 billion tenge for lending for spring sowing and harvesting in 2025, financing began in November 2024. The 200 billion tenge allocated for preferential leasing will allow the purchase of 5.4 thousand units of agricultural machinery.
According to preliminary data from akimats, the total acreage in Kazakhstan is 23.7 million hectares, which is 369.6 thousand hectares more than last year.
"Finance is provided for the purchase of working capital in the amount of 48 billion tenge at an annual interest rate of 5%. It is planned to finance feedlots and poultry farms in the amount of 50 billion tenge. In order to effectively use preferential loans, we have moved from subsidizing farmers to subsidizing lenders, factories producing equipment, fertilizers and suppliers of irrigation water. These measures are aimed at increasing the transparency of subsidies and reducing the risks of corruption. To assess the effectiveness of subsidies, counter-obligations are being introduced to increase the volume of production," the vice-minister said.
Amangali Berdalin also got acquainted with the work of peasant and fish farms, visited slaughterhouses with specialists in the field of veterinary medicine discussed the digital platform for veterinary and sanitary expertise, and gave a number of instructions.
Also, he positively assessed the progress of the construction of veterinary stations being built in the region, both at the expense of budget funds and at the expense of socially responsible business funds.
Local executive bodies are rapidly improving the material and technical base of the veterinary sector, 75% of vehicles have been updated in the region.
Amangali Berdalin got acquainted with the work of veterinary stations in Zhalagash, Kazaly and Aral districts. Particular attention was paid to the implementation of investment projects for the construction of feedlots, fish farms and fish processing enterprises.
For example, starting in 2023, the "Zhumabay" SC will introduce a closed water supply system for growing carp species. After commissioning, more than 200 tons of carp and African catfish will be supplied to the domestic market per year.
This year, the "Bakyt" pond farm with a capacity of 50 tons of carp species will be put into operation. In June 2024, 4 million carp fry were released into the ponds, and in the wintering ponds there are currently 100 thousand fry with an average weight of 15-100 grams.
Deep processing technologies are being introduced at the fish processing plant of "ARAL SEA FOOD" LLP. Here, the production of fish fillets with a capacity of 4 thousand tons per year will be launched. The next step is the processing of fish waste and the production of fish meal and fish oil. The products will be sold in Kazakhstan and the CIS countries.
The Vice Minister also visited the Kamystybas fish nursery, where since 1966, work has been carried out on artificial breeding of carp fry under a state order. In fish farming ponds with an area of ​​263 hectares, 15 million fry are raised annually, which are released into the Small Aral Sea, the Syrdarya River and Lake Kamystybas.
Following the results of the meeting with the fish nursery staff, a decision was made to establish a working commission with the local executive body to develop solutions, modernize the fish nursery, equip it with equipment and solve other issues of the enterprise.
In addition, Amangali Berdalin got acquainted with camel farms and the "Qazaq Camel" LLP dry camel milk production plant.
Following the results of the visit, the Vice Minister gave a number of instructions on improving the infrastructure.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/moa/press/news/details/943873