Kazakhstan may face problems due to drought

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.