The expected results of the implementation of the Plan for the Development of Irrigated Lands were announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, reports ortcom.kz with reference to turantimes.kz.
During a briefing in the Government, Chairman of the Committee for Water Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture Islam Abishev spoke about the goals and expected results of the Irrigated Land Development Plan until 2028. According to him, the main goal of the program is to provide irrigated land with irrigation water on an area of 3.5 million hectares. “We plan that labor productivity per person will increase from 2.3 million tenge to 5.9 million tenge, and about 300 thousand new jobs will be created. At the same time, the growth of gross revenues of irrigated lands by 2028 will amount to 3,727 billion tenge, ”said Abishev.
According to the ministry, today irrigated land makes up 7% of the total cultivated area and 40% of the gross agricultural product is produced on this irrigated land. Under the program, it is planned to increase the share of irrigated land to 15%, and the share of the gross product - up to 80%. In addition, it is planned that 70% of products will be exported abroad.
“To provide irrigated land with irrigation water on an area of 3.5 million hectares, it is necessary 1.2 trillion tenge. If this amount is divided by 7, then we will need over 100 years to reach the goal. But time does not wait. To achieve this global goal, it is necessary to apply the principle of public-private partnership. This is the essence of the new program, ”the Committee Chairman added.
