MINSK, 13 February (BelTA) – Greenhouse agriculture will be developed in Belarus, said Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats during the online conference hosted by the BelTA website on 13 February.
According to the official, greenhouse agriculture is quite well-developed in Belarus although there are some difficulties. Since vegetable and tomato production in Belarus is seasonal and there is a great gap between harvests, these foods are primarily imported from the European Union and other countries. The Minister explained that open-air tomato farming costs less than greenhouse tomato farming in Belarus at present.
However, the new greenhouses built by Belarusian agricultural enterprises boast yields per square meter on par with yields in European countries. “We can continue developing our greenhouse agriculture by relying on turnover, higher yields, by exporting more products at good prices and some companies manage to do that. There are no alternatives: it is necessary to think how we can save money and how we can sell products at a profit, how we can make more products per square meter,” said Leonid Zayats.
“We will continue pursuing the policy of substituting imports. We have the capability to do that,” concluded the Minister.
According to the official, greenhouse agriculture is quite well-developed in Belarus although there are some difficulties. Since vegetable and tomato production in Belarus is seasonal and there is a great gap between harvests, these foods are primarily imported from the European Union and other countries. The Minister explained that open-air tomato farming costs less than greenhouse tomato farming in Belarus at present.
However, the new greenhouses built by Belarusian agricultural enterprises boast yields per square meter on par with yields in European countries. “We can continue developing our greenhouse agriculture by relying on turnover, higher yields, by exporting more products at good prices and some companies manage to do that. There are no alternatives: it is necessary to think how we can save money and how we can sell products at a profit, how we can make more products per square meter,” said Leonid Zayats.
“We will continue pursuing the policy of substituting imports. We have the capability to do that,” concluded the Minister.
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