Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
NAO National Agricultural Research and Educational Centre
Kazakh Scientific and Research Institute of Cotton Growing LLP
About the experimental station
"Agricultural Experimental Station of Cotton and Melon Growing" LLP was founded in 1927. It is the only institution in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the scientific support of the cotton industry in the country. "Agricultural Experimental Station of Cotton and Melon Growing" LLP scientifically meets the market needs with new competitive varieties of cotton, melons, watermelons and alfalfa, as well as their cultivation technology to achieve sustainable Agricultural Experimental Station complex development. The Institute has 121.3 hectares of irrigated agricultural lands, 27 units of agricultural equipment, 79 units of office equipment and office equipment. Its administrative building has the area of 2904.1 m2, a cotton plant is of 542.6 m2 area, and sheds for farm machinery with a total area of 2044.3 m2. Laboratories are equipped with modern equipment, the latest measuring devices, tools for conducting research works on the latest techniques. It has access to the Web of Science electronic information resources and SpringerLink database.
It has specialized scientific and technical library, fund of which has more than 3.5 thousand of book copies, periodicals, regulatory guidelines, abstracts, doctoral and master's theses, patents, copyright certificates, etc. in various areas of the cotton science.
Certificate of accreditation of Non-Governmental Scientific Organization of Agricultural Experimental Station of Cotton and Melon Growing Limited Liability Company (Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, No.000021 dated 15.01.2021)
It has Shardara Branch with agricultural land of 648 hectares.
Agricultural Experimental Station carries out the works in compliance with quality management system ISO 9001-2000.
Institute researchers actively participate in the international and national forums, symposiums, seminars and conferences organized by the International Cotton Advisory Committee in the European countries, China, Pakistan, India, the United States, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Africa (Burkina Faso), Germany, France, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Argentina. They actively illuminate the scientific work problems and results in the media. They distribute innovative technology of cotton managing and best practices by the Makta knowledge spread centre.
The head unit is in Atakent. (Turkestan region, Maktaaral district, Atakent, Laboratornaya 1А). Staff includes 53 persons, 4 Masters of Agriculture, 4 masters. It includes administration, Department transfer and adaptation of crop varieties, transfer and adaptation of technologies of crop varieties and Laboratories: introductions, collections and cotton immunogenetics; cotton fiber technology; cotton seeds and perennial grasses growing, testing and new cotton varieties distribution;
Shardara Branch (Turkestan region, Shardara District, Uzyn-Ata village). Staff consists of 21 persons. It has 648 hectares of arable land. Basic of an experimental station research results are introduced into production by Shardara Branch.
