Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 4
By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend:
Some 79 new plants for the processing of agricultural products are planned to be built in Kazakhstan, while 80 more will be modernized.
This was announced by Vice-Minister of Agriculture Rustem Kurmanov at a working meeting to discuss the Map on Development of the agro-industrial complex in the akimat of Pavlodar region.
Kurmanov said that the ministry, considering the high volume of agricultural imports to Kazakhstan, the loading volume of domestic enterprises and the raw material potential of the country, defined nine priority areas for the processing.
These priority areas cover the processing of milk, meat, hides, wool, oilseeds and grains, fruits and vegetables, sugar beets and potatoes. 435 enterprises and peasant farms throughout the republic are already engaged in these activities.
"A clear map for the location of agro-processing enterprises has been developed," Kurmanov stressed. "According to the map, it is necessary to build 79 new plants and modernize 80 plants. Construction of new plants is planned in South Kazakhstan, Almaty, Pavlodar, West-Kazakhstan and Aktobe regions. These regions enjoy huge a raw material potential."
This will increase the processing of milk and the production of mulled products by 49 percent. Some 33 percent will be ensured thanks to loading of domestic enterprises, while five percent will be contributed by modernization and eleven percent the construction of plants.
"If we implement these measures by 2021, our share of imports will drop for cheeses and butter," Kurmanov said.