Some 8,806 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been cropped in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. Farmers have harvested 914,000 tonnes of grain maize (43% of the area), 47,000 tonnes (98%) of buckwheat, 21,000 tonnes of millet (98%), 310,000 tonnes of potatoes (56%), 60,000 tonnes of vegetables (53%), and 1,448,000 tonnes of sugar beet (31%). According to the Agriculture and Food Ministry, the grain maize harvest pace is far ahead of last...

Belarus has always been a peace-loving state that values good-neighborly relations and friendship between peoples, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic, National Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Goals Sergei Khomenko said at the UN Summit of the Future in New York, BelTA has learned. “Belarus is a country located in the very center of Europe, populated by peaceful, hard-working people with their own values and native traditions. Belarus has a centuries-old history,...

Belarus makes it to the list of top ten forest-clad countries in Europe, Belarus’ National Statistical Committee published the data as part of its review to mark Forest Workers Day celebrated in Belarus on 15 September, BelTA has learned. Belarus has 40.2% of its land covered with forests. Last year, the area covered with forests amounted to more than 8.3 million hectares. Gomel Oblast is the most heavily forested area in the country. Almost half of the region is covered with forests....