The spring planting campaign is in full swing in Kazakhstan’s Taiynsha District. At the agricultural partnership “Astyq-Stem,” farmers have begun planting potatoes on 400 hectares, with mechanized workers operating in two shifts from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The enterprise uses modern equipment and high-quality fertilizers, and has implemented digital farming methods including automated irrigation that can be activated with a single tap on a smartphone. This season, the farm purchased a new tractor through KazAgroFinance, and district farmers have acquired a total of 75 new units of equipment worth over 3 billion tenge. Last season, Taiynsha District achieved an excellent yield of 60 tons of potatoes per hectare. According to Sergey Zvolsky, founder of “Astyq-Stem,” potatoes require numerous technological operations — about 112 liters of diesel fuel per hectare — but the enterprise is fully equipped and adhering to all agronomic timelines, having already completed rapeseed and corn planting.
The planting campaign is progressing on schedule with substantial government support under the “Ken Dala-2” program, through which district agricultural producers have been pre-approved for 13 billion tenge in financing for spring field work. In total, Taiynsha District’s spring sowing covers over 600,000 hectares, including approximately 400,000 hectares of grains and legumes, 130,000 hectares of oilseeds, 40,000 hectares of forage crops, and about 1,500 hectares of vegetables. Deputy Akim Asan Amrenov noted that the district is systematically diversifying crop structures: the increase in oilseed crops responds to high domestic and foreign demand, while forage crop expansion supports livestock development. To preserve harvests, the district is equipped with modern vegetable storage facilities. With over 300 agricultural producers in Taiynsha District, the 2026 season is marked by both technological modernization and strong state support.
