A seminar-council on the organized conduct of spring field works in 2024 took place in Petropavlovsk. It was attended by leaders and workers of agricultural enterprises from various regions of the area, as well as invited experts.
The participants were greeted by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aidarbek Saparov, who wished them a successful start to the sowing campaign. Despite advancements in the agricultural sector, there are areas for improvement in the application of agricultural technologies, the pace of updating agricultural machinery, and the quality of seeds sown.
This year, grain crops in the region will cover an area of over 3 million hectares, with 751 thousand hectares allocated for oilseeds and 379 thousand hectares for fodder crops. To ensure food security during the upcoming spring sowing campaign, the region will increase the areas allocated for buckwheat and potatoes.
The region's arable land area this year reached 4.9 million hectares, with an increase of 28 thousand hectares compared to last year. The average soil fertility rating in the region stands at 46.5. Despite challenges faced by agricultural producers last year, a decent harvest was achieved thanks to the professionalism of the workers.
The region is considered a risky agriculture zone due to moisture accumulation being a limiting factor. The production technology of crops should be structured to preserve it, noted the first deputy head of the region. For the 2024 harvest, 484.5 thousand tons of seeds were fully sown.
Certified seed producers in the region have provided 68.4 thousand tons of seeds for the 2024 sowing. Additionally, agricultural producers in the region import seeds from other regions of Kazakhstan, as well as from Russia and European countries.
Obtaining a decent harvest without using quality seed varieties is extremely difficult, stated the chairman of the board of the Scientific and Production Center for Grain Farming, Timur Savin. At the seminar, experts introduced farmers to the new wheat variety "Taymas," which has shown effectiveness in Karaganda, Akmola, and Kostanay regions.
The seminar-council also featured an exhibition of goods that could be useful for agricultural workers during the sowing campaign.
