ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 8. The efficiency of satellite monitoring of agricultural lands using artificial intelligence needs to be improved, said the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during his annual Address to the People of Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
As the President of Kazakhstan noted, the strategic resource that should serve the development of the country and the welfare of all citizens is, without a doubt, the land.
“I have initiated large-scale work on the withdrawal of unused and illegally acquired agricultural lands with their subsequent redistribution. Land should not remain ownerless; it should be given only to those who recognize its value,” said Tokayev.
Tokayev also highlighted that since the year 2022, an impressive
total exceeding 13.5 million hectares of arable land has been
reinstated within the territorial confines of Kazakhstan.
“Nevertheless, a mere 6 million hectares of the reverted territory
have been allocated to novel land utilizers by the akimats (local
governance bodies). It is evident that previously underutilized
agrarian terrains ought to be transformed into hubs of
productivity, capital infusion, and workforce engagement.
Consequently, the objective for the akimats is to facilitate the
reintegration of all reverted agricultural territories into a state
of perpetual circulation by the midpoint of 2026. This initiative
will additionally address the issue of forage deficiencies,” stated
Tokayev.
The president asserts that to eradicate systemic abuses and
bureaucratic inefficiencies in land relations, a paradigm shift in
the operational framework for the allocation of agricultural land
is imperative.
“Decisions on land distribution should be made digitally based on electronic tenders. The government must propose the corresponding legislative changes by the end of the year. It is especially important to use digital technologies more broadly in this area. Already, space monitoring and geoanalytics help identify unused lands and return them to circulation. We need to move further,” he added.
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