The goal of all the undertakings in villages is to set up agricultural production of the world level and modern agro towns, Alexander Lukashenko declared today during a meeting with dwellers of Syrod village of the Kalinkovichi region. The president emphasized that the village revival program will cost about USD 30 billion. The state is ready to spend such a sum to improve living and working conditions in rural areas. “This is not an easy thing to do especially since the situation is...

In 2005 Gomel oblast produced 8 thousand tons of corn, Alexander Lukashenko was informed while on a working trip to Gomel oblast. The president was reported that Gomel oblast virtually stopped buying corn seeds from Moldavia since their production at home is twice as cheap and the quality is just the same. Russian companies are very interested in purchasing Belarusian seeds.

The price for the Belarusian agricultural produce has reached its top-line, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said while on a working trip to Gomel oblast. “If only we push up prices for meat, milk and other goods, the Russians will “throw in” cheaper products”, the president is convinced. Alexander Lukashenko believes that Belarus cannot let Russian, Ukrainian or other goods fill its market. “Once we “close up” they will “close up” against us”, the president...

This year Druzhba-Avtyuki agricultural cooperative society (Kalinkovichi district) intends to produce 2,000 of corn seeds, four times as much as in 2005, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko was told today as he was visiting the society. The local agrarians explained, this year the society increased corn seed cultivation area from 150 hectares to 500 hectares. The source believes the crop to be most promising thanks to its radiation resistance as well as good profitability. Due to these...

Alexander Lukashenko is convinced, creating good working conditions, modernisation of agricultural companies are the best stimuli of effective work of rural Belarusians. While visiting Druzhba-Avtyuki agricultural cooperative society of Kalinkovichi district, the head of state noted, agricultural companies should be privatised very carefully taking into account people's opinion. The president thinks, the major reconstruction of the village should take into account all factors. In particular,...

As of April 25 Gomel oblast has sown 86 per cent of the plan of spring crops. Today governor of Gomel oblast Alexander Yakobson told Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, who is on a working trip to the oblast and is presently visiting the agricultural cooperative society Druzhba-Avtyuki, that high performance has come on the back of good state assistance. In particular, due to the government assistance the oblast managed to upgrade its fleet of tractors by 367 units. The increase in...

The Belarusian interior ministry is carrying out activities dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. The interior ministry initiated a gathering of the interior officers who partook in the Chernobyl clean-up activities, head of the press-service of the information and public relations department of the interior ministry Vitaliy Grinkevich said. In particular, the veterans were taken to the Narovlya, Khoiniki and Bragin regions were they had served. The guests visited...

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko arrived in the Kalinkovichi region, Gomel oblast. The head of state will survey the spring sowing campaign in the region and, in particular, the sowing of corn in the agricultural cooperative society Druzhba-Avtyuki. The president will pay attention to the organization of cultural-mass work, communal servicing of the rural population, development of social infrastructure, beautification of the agro-town Syrod and enhancement of material and...

Today Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is starting a two-day working trip to Gomel oblast today to visit the regions affected by the Chernobyl catastrophe. The head of state will survey the regional efforts to re-focus the production of the Chernobyl-affected agricultural businesses, provide clean agricultural produce, improve communal and medical services, and strengthen material and technical base of the rural schools. The Belarusian leader is expected to visit a number of social...

Belarus will complete the mass grain sowing campaign by May 1, Viktor Kornev, head of the food and agriculture ministry's plant cultivation department, told BelTA. According to the source, the ministry defined the grain sowing deadline for every region. In Brest and Gomel regions the work is to be finished on April 25-27, Grodno and Minsk regions – April 28-May 1, Mogilev region – May 3, Vitebsk region – May 5. So far the spring grain crops have been sowed on 551,000 hectares, over 52...