Meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of agricultural sector
16.04.2024
Agricultural workers
need to produce about 10 million tonnes of grain, Belarusian President
Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and
efficiency of the agricultural sector.
“The tasks for 2024 are
much more ambitious than previous ones. It is necessary to harvest about
10 million tonnes of grain, 5 million tonnes of sugar beets and more
than a million tonnes of rapeseed this year,” the president said.
Planting
is the most pressing topic today, the head of state noted. “As people
say: you reap what you sow. According to the government, all the
necessary decisions related to planting have been made, now it is time
to fulfill these plans on the ground,” he emphasized.
At the same time, a number of regions are experiencing problems with machinery.
“You
and I previously agreed that by the beginning of spring field work,
that is by 25 March, equipment should be at least 95% ready. What do we
have this year? Inspectors report low readiness of equipment in almost
every third inspected enterprise (70 out of 225). Problems are covered
up by misleading operational reporting,” Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked.
“We have learned to manipulate statistics, without thinking that
inaccurate information leads to the wrong management decisions.”
It
is necessary to make sure that the equipment is in perfect order, the
president emphasized. “Your task, the task of the government, regional
executive committees and district executive committees is to guarantee
equipment readiness throughout the entire agricultural year. It is your
personal responsibility,” the head of state said setting another task.
“By the way, I would like the speakers to give their take on the quality
of domestic agricultural equipment. We are pouring enormous support for
purchasing it. The output and the amount of financial support for
leasing purchases have been planned. Therefore, it is your sacred duty
to preserve and effectively use the equipment.”
© Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, 2024.