Alexander Lukashenko gives instructions to agrarians and government

4 апреля 2018

The President of Belarus gave a number of instructions to the agrarians and the government at a large-scale national seminar-meeting on the development of the rural areas and improving the efficiency of the agrarian sector. The instructions included changing the style of work in the agrarian sector, eradicating mediation in procurement and conducting checks to prevent abuses and violations.

Along with matters of the country’s economy, Alexander Lukashenko stressed the political importance of agriculture. Belarus fully provides everything for its own food security, which is the most important factor of independence. The country’s industry makes profits on exports. Last year, alone the exports amounted to about 5 billion dollars. Now, the agrarians set the bar at 7.5 billion dollars. The President instructed them to master the production of original food products and new markets.

The meeting also focused on the development of the village. The government has set a task to develop a real mechanism for implementing the concept of the "village of the future". Within its framework, new social standards will be fully implemented in the rural areas.