Kazakhstan may face problems due to drought
12:09, 19 July 2012
ASTANA. July 19. KAZINFORM "The longer drought lasts the more harvest problems it may cause," Agriculture Minister Asylzhan Mamybekov said at the conference themed "Veterinary safety - basis for cattle breeding steady development" underway in Astana.
"Some of the regions have problems though the forecast is that Kazakhstan will gather long-time annual average harvest, i.e. 14 mln tons at the average crop yield up to 8.7 centners per hectare," the Minister added.