BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28
By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend:
Kazakhstan needs to switch almost completely to self-sufficiency in agricultural products, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym Jomart Tokayev said, Trend reports citing the press office of the president.
Tokayev made the statement during an official visit to the country’s Akmola region.
During the trip, Tokayev visited KazRost Engineering Ltd., which assembles VECTOR410KZ and ACROS grain harvesters in cooperation with the Russian Rostselmash company.
The Director of the company Kairat Kalmanbaev said that 504 combines worth 29.5 billion tenge ($68.7 million) were produced by the company last year. By the end of this year, it is planned to assemble 598 combines and 300 wheeled tractors of four YTO models.
Tokayev also noted the importance of the manufactured products for the virgin regions of Kazakhstan.
"In principle, agricultural machinery is a priority for us. The government should solve agricultural issues. You see what is happening in the world. Food prices have increased by 40 percent. We are trying to contain the rise in prices, the task is not easy, but we will take the steps that are required. Of course, Kazakhstan should continue to develop agriculture. We should switch almost completely to self-sufficiency in agricultural products. Now we are working with large companies and investors," the head of state said.
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