Water supply in agricultural sector of Kazakhstan: focus on optimization

Aim - within the framework of activating economic growth and implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs), optimal ways to resolve issues of public management of water supply in agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan are proposed. Methods - based on the analysis of statistical data and scientific reports of organizations, irrigation problems were identified, local water use practices were studied, forecasting the results made it possible to formulate a hypothesis of the effectiveness of infrastructure modernization, factor analysis, grouping method, tabular and graphical techniques for visualizing information were also used. Results - the authors note that stable growth in production volumes of agro-industrial complex can be ensured by determining the conditions, causes, indicators affecting the water supply system of agro-industrial production and its renewal. In world practice, effective mechanisms of public management, legislative framework, budget-tax and tariff control, subsidy and lending systems, investment and innovation policies are actively used. The results of the study demonstrated the importance of implementing measures to improve state regulation of irrigation network in agricultural sector, maintaining food security of the country. Conclusions - according to the authors, in the context of achieving the SDGs and industrial and innovative transformation of economic entities of the republic, the problem of rational water use is becoming more acute, especially in agro-industrial complex, due to the fact that the share of water consumption in agriculture is 65% of the total water intake. Important measures for optimal water use are, first of all, improving irrigation processes, technical equipment of hydraulic structures, training qualified personnel, widespread introduction of water-saving technologies. It is necessary to strengthen training of highly qualified personnel capable of searching for and transferring new knowledge, the best innovative projects in the field of water management complex with their adaptation to local conditions.