POLOTSK, 8 November (BelTA) – It is necessary to grow soya in Belarus, even in Vitebsk Oblast. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he delivered a speech during the Vitebsk Oblast harvest festival Dazhynki 2024 in Polotsk on 8 November, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that a soya farming experiment in the region had proven to be successful. “The results are reassuring. The first 100 hectares had yields of 30 centners per hectare. It is not that bad for soya. It means that we should farm this crop in Belarus,” the head of state said. “We spend hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars to buy this forage. We buy a huge amount of soya abroad. Why can’t we farm it here?”
“As you can see, even soya can be grown in Vitebsk Oblast. It is experience. And the minister has been instructed to spread the practice onto Belarus,” the Belarusian leader added.
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