ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 16. Kazakhstan's Akmola region is experiencing a significant agricultural boost in 2024, with expanded sown areas and a projected cereal harvest exceeding 7 million tons, signaling strong growth in the country's agrarian output, Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh President.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was informed that this year the sown areas in the region increased by 300,000 hectares, reaching 5.5 million hectares.
According to forecast data, the harvest of cereal crops at agricultural enterprises in the region will amount to more than 7 million tons, and the gross collection of oilseeds will exceed 650 thousand tons. As of today, 3.6 million tons of grain have been collected with an average yield of 15.4 centners per hectare. The harvest is distinguished by high quality.
Compared to 2023, the volume increased 2.5 times, reaching 495,000 hectares.
