During his working trip to Minsk District on 24 July Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko urged to pay more attention to harvesting tactics taking into account weather conditions, BelTA has learned.
“We need to look at tactics; it’s not a matter of strategy any more. Weather conditions are going to change dramatically,” the Belarusian leader noted.
Therefore, now it is necessary to figure out what to focus on in order to prevent or minimize crop losses.
Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that the storms that swept through the country damaged many fields. These fallen crops need to be harvested, because if it rains again, they will be lost. On the other hand, one needs to act smartly. If farmers invest too much time and effort in harvesting damaged crops, they might not have enough time to harvest sound crops before another period of bad weather sets in.
The head of state told agricultural managers to take decisions fast taking into account these circumstances.
“Everything has ripened at the same time. And the harvesting of rapeseed has not yet been completed,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko discussing harvesting plans.
Upon arrival at the Voskhod farm near Minsk, the first thing Aleksandr Lukashenko did was to inspect a rapeseed field. The president liked what he saw. “I’ve never seen rapeseed like this before, to be honest,” he noted.
He asked experts how they managed to achieve this. They briefed the head of state on the general performance of the company.
Yet, certain things that Aleksandr Lukashenko saw from a helicopter while flying over Minsk District raised concern, especially the fields near industrial enterprises. “These fields are not plowed. There are 2-3-5 hectares of abandoned land in Zhdanovichi and other settlements. And this is near Minsk. It’s awful. I won’t say it’s a disaster, but it’s not the way the land in Minsk District should be handled. It’s just bad,” said the head of state.