In the first quarter of 2018, the volume of investments in agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Kazakhstan to 44.06 billion tenge (8,35 billion), which is 31.4% more than the same period in 2017, according to the may 16 edition Energyprom, citing data from the statistics Committee of the Ministry of national economy of the Republic.

Among regions the largest amount of investment was in North-Kazakhstan oblast — 12.5 billion tenge (2.37 billion rubles), which is 31.8% more than in the first quarter of 2017.

In the cultivation of seasonal crops was invested 60% of the total revenues in the industry 26.4 billion tenge (5 billion rubles), which is 18.8% more than in January — March 2017.

In 2017, the gross output of crop production increased compared with the year 2016 by 11.3 percent to 2.28 trillion tenge (432 million). The farmers of North Kazakhstan region provided 16.4% of the total volume of gross output, which is the first place in Kazakhstan.

As reported IA REGNUM, April 6 Chairman of the Board of the company "agrarian credit Corporation" narmukhan Sarybayev said that in 2018 in Kazakhstan for carrying out spring field and harvest works will be allocated 60 billion tenge (11.37 billion rubles).