The head of state was reported on the results of the activities and plans of the ministry for the near future, reports akorda.kz.

The President of Kazakhstan drew attention to the importance of high-quality implementation of the tasks assigned to the Ministry to increase labor productivity in the agro-industrial complex and export processed products.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pointed to the need to increase the rate of renewal of equipment from 2 to 6% and the area of ​​irrigated agriculture from 1.4 to 2 million hectares by 2022, as well as the use of elements of precision farming, diversification of sown areas, improvement of seed quality, use of fertilizers and plant protection products.

In addition, the Head of State instructed to continue work on the introduction of advanced technologies of breeding and breeding of cattle, creating family livestock farms and expanding the area of ​​pastures used.

“The Qazaq Times”