In the Government under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin considered problematic issues and potential for the development of information systems in agriculture.
As part of the implementation of the Head of State's instruction to diversify the economy, the Government is prioritising support for domestic manufacturers. A big stimulus for the development of the machine building industry was the refusal last year to subsidise imported tractors and combines in favour of support for Kazakhstani production, which promoted localisation.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of the President's instructions, announced during the IV meeting of the National Kurultai on 14 March this year.
Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov reported at the Government session on the results of new approaches to financing the agro-industrial complex and plans to work in this direction.
The Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov considered the issue of digitalisation of the agro-industrial complex. The Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov and Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Dmitry Mun made reports on the ongoing work.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov considered issues of preparation for spring field work. Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov, Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev, as well as akims of a number of regions reported on the current situation.
On 1 August, Kazakhstan will launch a national agricultural census. This will allow for an objective and holistic assessment of the state of agriculture and a reliable source of data for the formation of state policy in this sector.
On the instructions of the Prime Minister, the Ministries of Agriculture, Trade and Integration are constantly monitoring the situation on the potato market of the country.
In addition, to make the purchase and use of ground spraying equipment and UAVs affordable, agricultural producers and chemical treatment service providers are reimbursed 25% of the cost of the purchased equipment. The Ministry of Agriculture's investment subsidy rules have already been amended for this purpose.
Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov at the Government session reported that in the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan today are more than 300 thousand producers, which provide employment for 1.1 million people, including professionals working professions 595 thousand people or 55%.
Since the beginning of December this year in the regions of Kazakhstan held more than 250 agricultural fairs, which were visited by about one million citizens.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov is on a working visit to Kostanay region. The key task was to monitor the progress of implementation of instructions of the Head of State, given in the Address to the people of the country "Fair Kazakhstan: law and order, economic growth, social optimism".
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov at the Government session reported that for the first 11 months of this year, the volume of gross agricultural output increased by 13.4% with an annual plan of 11.6% and amounted to 7.8 trillion tenge.
The effectiveness of using and scaling up the practice of using agrodrones in agriculture was considered at a meeting in the Government chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov at a Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reported on the work being done to fulfil the President's instruction to start financing spring field and harvesting work in 2025 already this year.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov participated in the VII Kazakhstan Roundtable on Global Investment (KGIR-2024). More than 500 representatives of business, including heads of leading international and Kazakhstani companies in agriculture, food industry, energy and mining industries, financial sector, as well as representatives of domestic entrepreneurship, investors gathered at the site.
