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Among new plant varieties are frost-resistant and tall wheat, grains with violet color The Institute of Agriculture has been developing new types of seeds to produce high-yielding varieties. There are several thousand of them in the genetic bank. Frost-resistant and tall wheat, grains with violet color. The latter are designed for athletes and differ in ...

This year, farmers plan to collect 8.5 million tons of grain The spring sowing campaign has got underway in Belarus. This year, farmers plan to collect eight and a half million tons of grain with an average yield of 40 centners per hectare. As of today, one fifth of all early spring and leguminous crops have already been sown. Brest, Gomel and Grodno regions are in the lead. 18 thousand tractors are involved in field work across the country. A significant part of arable land area allocated to corn...

... the lack of order in the premises. The President gave instructions to fire people responsible for the poor business environment and improper labor discipline in the agricultural holding company Kupalovskoye. The effectiveness and the development of agriculture in general were also discussed during the working trip. Speaking about unprofitable farms, the head of state assured that they will not be neglected and urged to help them become cost-efficient.

President of Belarus examined social and economic development of Mogilev region and course of spring field works The agricultural complex needs fresh ideas for its development. New avenues should be actively generated. The President set the task forth, as he visited Gazovik Sipakovo enterprise in the Shklov district. There, the Head of state examined the readiness of the equipment to the sowing campaign. Last year, the enterprise had the best results in the district. It plans to reach full self-funding...

President of Belarus gets acquainted with socio-economic development of Mogilev region and spring field work perfomance Agro-industrial complex needs new ideas for development. The President made this statement today in the Shklov district. Socio-economic development of the region and the spring field work perfomance were discussed. Mass sowing has already begun. This year, farmers are planning to harvest at least 8.5 million tons of grain. The head of state got acquainted with the readiness of...

Entire fleet of agricultural machinery to be ready by March 25th Sowing campaign has started in Belarus. Yet the weather allows working in the fields of the southern regions of Belarus. About four thousand people will help farmers in the sowing season. As a rule, these are machine operators. Qualified specialists from industrial enterprises, senior students of agricultural universities and secondary specialized educational institutions will assist farmers. Until March 25, the entire range of agricultural...

President focused on social and economic development of Miory District Belarus President demands to enhance the technological and personnel discipline during the harvest campaign. The head of state gave a corresponding instruction during the working trip to Miory District, Vitebsk Region. Alexander Lukashenko was briefed on the progress in the fulfillment of the state procurement contracts, conservation of fodder for the animal husbandry industry and use of progressive technologies for this purpose...

Social and economic development of the region discussed Harvesting campaign, development of meat and dairy facilities and road construction issues. These were the main topics during the report of the Governor of the Minsk Region to the President. Alexander Lukashenko was primarily interested in the grain harvesting campaign. The central region is indicative here, because the regions are located in different climatic conditions, and the results reflect the situation in the country as a whole. As...

More than one third of harvest areas cropped The Belarusian agrarians have passed a milestone of 2 mil. tons of grain harvested. The Brest region is still among the leaders – 665 thousand tons cropped at two thirds of the harvesting areas. The Grodno region has gathered 530 thousand tons of grain, the Minsk region got 487 thousand. The Vitebsk and the Mogilov regions are also active. The average yield in the country is at almost 28 hundred kilograms per hectare. The dry weather in Belarus helps...

Almost 700 business entities open in 2018 The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus is ready to adjust the Decree No.345 on business development in villages and small towns. Now a working group is considering possible options, for instance, tax incentives and support for Belcoopsoyuz projects in the regions unreachable for private business. The ministry calls to allocate free space for trade at Belposhta’s regional offices. Since the beginning of the year, almost 700 business...