“The number of villagers who are not provided with an average per capita income, according to our rough estimates, has reached 3.6 million people, or 46% of the total rural population. The level of rural poverty is growing: in 2018 it reached 6.7% and now it is approaching the 10% threshold set by the SDGs for rural settlements," she said.
In her words, goals of the programs for development of the agricultural- industrial complex of Kazakhstan cannot be achieved without improving living conditions in the countryside.
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