According to the data of regional administrations, it is planned to plant 23.7 million hectares of agricultural land this year, which is 413 thousand hectares more than last year. Grain and grain-leguminous cropping areas decreased by 115 thousand hectares and made up 16.6 million hectares. Compared to last year, the wheat area will decrease by 187 thousand ha and will be 13 million ha. Yerbol Taszhurekov, Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, informed about this at the briefing of the Central Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

According to him, oil crops will increase by 378 thousand ha and will amount to 3.3 million ha, including 1.4 million ha of sunflower area. 

Also, the potato area in organized farms has increased by 11.3 thousand ha and is 83.4 thousand ha. It is planned to increase the area of ​​food crops by 127 thousand hectares and bring them up to 3.3 million hectares. In general, the planned fields for grain, oilseeds, vegetable and garden crops, potatoes allow to fully meet the needs of the domestic market," said the speaker.

Today, during the preparation for the mass sowing campaign, covering of moisture was carried out on 879 thousand hectares, pre-sowing treatment on 1.1 million hectares, and spring plowing on 821.6 thousand hectares. Sowing works are being carried out in the southern regions of the republic. A total of 490,000 hectares were planted, including 44,000 hectares in Almaty region, 155,000 hectares in Turkestan region, 226,000 hectares in Zhambyl region, 23,000 hectares in Kyzylorda region, 35,000 hectares in Zhetysu region, 6,000 hectares in Shymkent. ha of vegetable crops, 13 thousand ha of potatoes, about 20 thousand ha of garden crops, about 42 thousand ha of oil crops were planted. This year, winter cereals were sown on 406 thousand ha. Currently, 73% of them are in good condition, 24% in satisfactory condition.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-kostanai-maskeu/press/news/details/975281?lang=kk