D.e.s Dulambaeva R.T., Abdrakhmanova G.A.

Kazakh National University named by Al-Farabi, Kazakhstan

The technical situation of agriculture in Kazakhstan: problems and solutions.

 

     Nowadays in the republic of Kazakhstan the special priority should be given to areas of manufacturing of metallurgy, agriculture and transport vehicles. Thanks to these areas productive sectors of economy of the country will develop, through which Kazakhstan will increase export potential. As mentioned by the leader of the nation, the head of the state Nursultan Nazarbayev ”  As we have to pay special attention to the safety of products, also on agriculture, including livestock, very important for us to provide villages with modern agriculture machinery and equipment [1].

     Agricultural machinery - one of the most revolutionary inventions of modern technology. Basic human needs for food always made to develop technique and technology. Over the last 250 years, an advance in agricultural technology has changed the nature of work and food production all around the world.

     Mechanization of agriculture is special principle of this sphere. The last years agricultural mechanization of country has many questions, that cannot find its solution.

     These days in Kazakhstan, the need for Technical Park is provided for 40-60 %, operated technic around 80-85 %, their technical level is not identical to agricultural requirements to breed crops. Instead of these machines is need to provide with new and modern techniques and expel old from account technology. Overall, the last years the provision with technic agrarian sphere much stretched. More precisely detachment of fixed assets relatively more than the consumption of new, the annual renovation of tractor machines has decreased from 10 % - 12, 5 % to 1% - 3 % for last 20 years. If it will continue with this pace, the possibility to upgrade technic stretch for 40-70 years [4]. 

     If we compare  to 2000,  we can notice the level of equipment provision declined: tractors and agricultural machinery to 3.5, harvesters to 3.1, plows to 4,2, combines that collect potatoes to 6,8. In our days an average to one tractor is 180 hectare, to combine is 340 hectare. Although these tractors and combines should disappear few years ago, they still do their function. [2]

     There are a lot of technic in the world. The huge part of work nowadays is performed by technic.

The level of technology provision for every 1000 hectars in the field:

          Tractors: in Germany -124, in Holland -91,  in the UK – 86, in France 85,  in Belgium-  82, in Italy -70, in the Denmark -58, in the USA -35, in Uzbekistan -26, in Belorussia -19, in Ukraine -12, in Russia -4.

Harvesters collecting grain: in Sweden-32, in Germany and Holland-22, in Denmark -21, in Belgium -20, in the United States and France -19, in the UK and  Italy -14, in Belorussia -11, in Ukraine -8, in Uzbekistan -7, in Russia -5. Field assembled with one harvester: in Sweden -32, in Germany and Holland -45, in the Denmark -48, in Belgium -50, in France and the US – 53, in the UK and Italy- 72,  in Belorussia-91, in Ukraine- 125, in Uzbekistan- 7.143, in Russia 200 hectares [2].

     In developed countries, as a result of the complete provision of technic grain harvested in 5-10 days, when we all stretched to 30-40 days.

     The market of agricultural machinery and equipment in the Republic of Kazakhstan  amounted to 127 billion tenge, stable rate of inflation of 6.6 Along 90 percent of the demand was satisfied by a delivery of imported equipment. The level of production of agricultural machinery exports in 2010 amounted to about 2 million tenge.

    Technology Park of tractors in Kazakhstan amounted to 137 thousand. Units collecting grain harvesters - 91 thousand units, seed machines - 45 thousand units. 2008-2013 the average rate of equipment modernization was 0,8 - 3,2 %, it is obviously by 8-10 % much less. Low level of modernization leads to rapid aging technology. In Kazakhstan, approximately 85 % of machines used in spite of the overdue amortization. For example, the life of the harvesters of 8-10 years, but despite to this in our country, 70 % of the combines serve 16 years. Of the entire supported car: 74 % of tractors, combines, collecting grain 60 %, plows 71 %, must write off [4].

     This time because of the shortage of equipment and due to the fact that many operations of crop are performed not completely, many agro-technical requirements are not subject to standards. The failure of farming leads to a loss of quality and volume of products. For example it needs to gather grains in 30 days, by scientific data, after grains will ripen within 5 days for 5 percent, within 10 days for 20 percent and 30 days for 40 percent grains spoil. Provision agriculture with necessary equipment will be guarantee of timely assembly of grain.

     In agricultural sector of country there are 1500 different types of technic, machinery, equipment. But in the present day we cannot say how many and what types of equipment are needed. The main reason is the support of the state

     Financial assistance - grant only enough for seed, fat, herbicides, lubricants, but there is no money allocated to purchase agro technology. If do not take urgent measures, we can spoil household product, animal husbandry and this will lead to the investment crisis. To get out of this situation, we need to process quarantine price, regulate the quality of products and develop sphere. In the Republic the production of agro technology not developed, only 1 percent of all domestic appliances, and the remaining 99 imported equipment. This foreign technology we buy mostly without a system of documents and guarantees.

     To solve these problems, as well as for providing agriculture with equipment in Kazakhstan has been applied state program for the development of production machines for 2010-2014.

Target indicators:

       1. Increase in gross value added in mechanical engineering by 70% in real terms compared to 2008.

       2. Increased productivity in the construction machinery industry by 2.3 times in real terms compared to 2008.

       3. Ensuring the growth share of domestic production engineering in total resources industry by 1.5 times compared to 2008 [3].

    By 2014 years all of these goals were achieved

Production of agricultural machinery is a major factor state to ensure product safety of the people. To produce modern equipment and machines of agricultural sector we need to build a special relationship with foreign engineering companies, in connection with which it will be possible to establish joint companies. Upcoming work - effective and right decisions to key questions. If the mechanization of agricultural machinery and equipment will find their solutions to the problems then we will have very effective development program of industry and innovations.

 

References:

1. Missive from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan

Nazarbayev to the people of Kazakhstan. January 17, 2014, http://www.akorda.kz/ru/page/page_215750_poslanie-prezidenta-respubliki-kazakhstan-n-nazarbaeva-narodu-kazakhstana-17-yanvarya-2014-g

2. The Ministry of  National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Committee of Statistics, Express information "Gross output of goods (services) of agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January-October 2014", http://stat.gov.kz/faces/wcnav_externalId/homeNumbersAgriculture

3. The program for the development of agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2013-2020 “Agribusiness – 2020”, http://business.gov.kz/ru/business-support-programs/detail.php?ID=50944

4. The official website of the Ministry of Agriculture, http://mgov.kz/v-kazahstane-realizuyutsya-37-innovatsion/