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Belarus has completed the winter barley harvest, the Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.
As of 24 July, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from the area of 240,700 hectares, which is 12.2% of the designated area. 847,100 tonnes of grain were threshed, with the average yield at 35.2 centners per hectare.
Winter rapeseed to be used as grain was gathered from 154,500ha of land or 46.4% of the designated area, with 350,200 tonnes...
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During a conference call hosted by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 21 July to discuss the harvesting campaign Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo made a report on how long-standing problems in the country's agribusiness are being addressed, BelTA has learned.
According to Igor Brylo, about 7,500 harvesters will be used in the course of the harvesting campaign. The overall readiness of the vehicles stands at 99%, however, the figure varies from region to...
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Guests and participants accredited at the 2nd CIS Games will be able to visit the cultural sites of Vitebsk and Orsha free of charge, Deputy Head of Sport and Tourism at the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Denis Shkiryanov told BelTA.
"We offer a nice bonus for the guests, namely the sightseeing program. All participants will have the opportunity to take part in walk tours. All cultural objects such as museums, exhibitions, and so on will be open. Everyone who has accreditation of...