ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 20. The North
Kazakhstan region plans to cultivate 4.4 million hectares of crops
in 2025, Trend
reports.
Of this total, 3.3 million hectares will be dedicated to grain and
leguminous crops, 760,000 hectares to oilseeds, and 392,000
hectares to fodder crops. Additionally, 6,500 hectares will be
planted with potatoes, and 1,300 hectares with vegetables.
"In preparation for the sowing season, fall plowing has been
completed on 3 million hectares, and snow retention efforts have
been carried out on 1.5 million hectares. As part of the
Comprehensive Seed Production Development Plan, the share of seed
variety renewal is set to increase to 11.2 percent in 2025,
amounting to 52,600 tons," reported the press service of
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture.
The ministry also highlighted that 470,000 tons of seeds have been
stored, with 460,200 tons of spring cereals already tested, making
up 98 percent of the planned amount.
Currently, 40 certified seed production entities operate in the
region, including 25 seed farms and 15 seed distributors.
"To support farmers with fuel and lubricants, the government has
allocated 52,200 tons of subsidized diesel fuel, priced at 254
tenge (approximately $0.48) per liter. The region's agricultural
machinery is 91 percent ready for use, and 219 machine-tractor
workshops are functioning normally," the ministry added.
The planned application of mineral fertilizers for 2025 is 333,500
tons. An operational headquarters has been established in the
region to monitor and coordinate the spring planting campaign.
Since the beginning of 2025, farmers have purchased 275 units of agricultural machinery worth 9.7 billion tenge (approximately $18.43 million), including 93 units via leasing from JSC "KAF" at a value of 5.9 billion tenge (approximately $11.21 million).