Kazakhstan: planted areas under agricultural crops to total 22.5 mln ha – Ministry of Agriculture

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APK-Inform

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In 2014 the planted areas of agricultural crops in Kazakhstan totaled 21.4 mln ha, and by 2018 the index will increase to 22.5 mln ha, announced Ermek Kosherbaev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He noted that grazing lands in the country total 60 mln ha. The potential allows setting additional 70 mln ha, which would increase the effectiveness of the livestock industry.

He added that in such terms the relevance and importance of organic production increases, as the major mechanism contributing to keeping of natural systems and cycles, maintenance of water, plants and animals health, etc.

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