Grain crops up 30% in Aktobe region
Aktobe region has experienced a high rate of agricultural output growth, governor Askhat Shakharov said during a press conference at the Central Communications Service, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
One of the key tasks is to promote agribusiness. The extensive work is currently underway to develop agriculture. This year, 15.5 billion tenge has been provided to support agriculture, leading to production of 333 billion tenge worth of products in 11 months. Moreover, up to 2,900 projects have been approved under the Auyl amanaty project, with loans to the tune of 15 billion tenge provided on 2,706 projects. The work is ongoing on the remaining projects, said Shakharov.
According to the governor, the livestock farming observed a 110% growth on average. The region’s crop production on the area estimated at 403,000 hectares rose 30% to 559,000 tons (+130,000 tons).
Aktobe region eyes 95 projects with investments worth 51 billion tenge to drive agriculture forward in the immediate future.
