The Minister of Agriculture presented the structure of sown areas for 2025 to the Government, the APK News agency reports.
“This year, the diversification of sown areas will continue in accordance with the Roadmap for doubling gross agricultural output approved by the Government last year. All indicators have been communicated to the akimats,” A. Saparov said.
In general, it is planned to plant agricultural crops on an area of 23.8 million hectares, which exceeds last year’s level by 518 thousand hectares.
This year, the diversification program will cover about 1 million hectares. In particular, the area of highly profitable crops will be increased by 750 thousand hectares, including the area of oilseeds by 365 thousand hectares, forage crops by 184 thousand hectares, barley by 114 thousand hectares, buckwheat by 41.5 thousand hectares, and potatoes by 15 thousand hectares.
At the same time, large-scale work is underway to move away from the wheat monoculture - for example, over 2 years, the wheat area has been reduced by almost 730 thousand hectares, including 159 thousand hectares this year.
The measures taken will optimize the crop structure and reduce the risks associated with fluctuations in prices for agricultural products. Currently, oilseeds and legumes are in demand both in the domestic and foreign markets, and their prices are at a consistently high level, which increases the profitability of agribusiness.
For example, if the average price of wheat is 65-70 thousand tenge per ton, then the market value of such export-oriented crops as flax and rapeseed reaches 200 thousand tenge and higher.
In addition, legumes, being good predecessors, enrich the soil with nitrogen and increase the yield of subsequent crops. This is not only profitable, but also environmentally friendly.
In order to ensure a solid forage base, it is planned to increase the area of forage crops to 3.4 million hectares. The area of oilseeds will increase to 3.3 million hectares, which will allow processing plants to be loaded. The planned areas will fully meet the needs of the domestic market.