BOBRUISK, 1 September (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko continues to watch over the progress in the harvest campaign and autumn field work even on Knowledge Day. On his arrival in Bobruisk to attend a new school inauguration, the head of state met with Mogilev Oblast Governor Leonid Zayats to hear out his report, BelTA has learned.
Grain harvesting has been completed. Now the farmers' main task is to get ready for harvesting corn, the head of state said.
“Our main task now is to prepare for corn harvesting. We need to do everything right to avoid a shortage of grain and not to have to import it this year. It is not a problem to buy it, but we need money for that,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The Belarusian leader was also interested in other aspects of the region's agricultural sector, including winter crop sowing, mineral fertilizer and fuel supplies.
With regard to the latter issue, the head of state gave instructions to consider additional measures at the governmental level, if necessary. “We should hold a government meeting and think, together with banks, how to help them [Mogilev Oblast agricultural organizations],” the Belarusian leader said.
