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In pictures: Agricultural Kazakhstan
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:05
Life is basic for rural communities like Prirechnoye in KazakhstanÂ’s northern steppe.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:07
It is never easy for farmers here, with winter temperatures falling as low as -40C.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:07
The farm's pedigree Kazakh Whitehead beef cattle are happy to stay in the fresh air as long as the frost is not too severe.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:08
Shelter is available for when the winter weather bites too harshly.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:09
A Soviet-era poster still hanging in the vehicle depot extols the virtues of careful driving.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:10
Much of the farm's machinery lies idle for the winter months.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:11
The repair shop remains busy getting ready for the new season.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:11
Prirechnoye's managers say they are able to feed the 300,000 residents of the city of Semipalatinsk with staple vegetables such as carrots.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:12
The farm also has horses, which are reared both for recreation and for meat in Kazakhstan.
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12 Dec 05, 21:12
Most are currently grazing out in the steppe.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:14
Mechanised transport is not universal here, and some of the animals are employed around the farm.
poon cho tang
12 Dec 05, 21:14
The soil is not good enough to grow wheat, but oats and barley for animal feed are stored in this silo.