In some areas of Almaty region, no attention is paid to the improvement of crop seeds. Although the start of spring field work is approaching, the relevant application for mineral fertilizers has not been submitted. Accumulation of fuel and lubricants is poor. These and other shortcomings were widely discussed today at a meeting chaired by Governor Kanat Bozumbayev, the regional press service reports.
This year, the sown area of agricultural crops in the region will increase by 1297 hectares and will be sown on a total of 974 thousand hectares, including cereals - 484 thousand and oilseeds - 132 thousand hectares. The required 202 thousand tons of seeds have been fully prepared. However, the districts do not pay much attention to the renewal of seed varieties, high-reproduction seeds were not obtained from seed farms in Aksu, Balkhash, Zhambyl districts and Taldykorgan. In general, only 10 thousand tons of all seeds in the region are the products of certified entities.
Translated by: NP"Adyrna"
