A three-day agricultural festival "Kostanay Dala" was organized at a high level in our region. In the future, this event will become annual and turn into the country's main agricultural exhibition. Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aidarbek Saparov visited the region specifically to participate in the festival.

Akim of Kostanay region Kumar Aksakalov noted that the region's farmers are successfully fulfilling the tasks set by the Head of State. This year, 275 billion tenge has been allocated for the development of the region's agro-industrial complex, which is 33% more compared to last year. Over the past five years, the volume of financing for the sector has increased by 3.6 times.

Under the preferential leasing program, agricultural producers purchased 1,034 units of agricultural machinery last year. This year, 799 units of new machinery have already been purchased. At the same time, 90% of the purchased machinery is produced in Kazakhstan.

At the end of last year, the best result in the last ten years was achieved: the yield amounted to 16.7 centners per hectare, and the total volume of harvested grain reached 6.7 million tons. This year, 140.4 billion tenge in preferential loans has been allocated for the sowing campaign.

"Our region is the country's leader in food production and export of processed agricultural products. Last year, out of 8.1 million tons of processed agricultural products exported by Kazakhstan, 27.2% came from Kostanay region. This year, the export of all agricultural products from the region amounted to 525.3 million US dollars, which is 59% higher than the same period last year," noted Akim of the region Kumar Aksakalov.

In the development of the region's agro-industrial complex, priority is given to investment projects in the processing sector. In recent years, major projects have been implemented for processing legumes, producing dry mare's milk, and a flour milling complex and a cheese production plant have been put into operation. In August, the "Confectionery Capital" project will start operating. A pasta production project will also be launched, and the construction of an oil extraction plant and a complex for processing grain and oilseeds continues.

Of particular importance for the region's economy will be the implementation of two more major projects — deep grain processing and sustainable aviation fuel production.

The comprehensive livestock development plan, implemented under the "Igilik", "Bereke", and "Zhailau" programs, contributes to the increase in livestock numbers in the region. A pool of 21 investment projects with a total cost of 20 billion tenge has been formed, providing for the purchase of 14.2 thousand heads of imported pedigree cattle.

In dairy farming, seven dairy farms have been put into operation over the past two years. The construction of six more such facilities is currently underway. This year, the implementation of three more new projects will begin.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanay/press/news/details/1268938?lang=ru