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Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats spoke about the country's agricultural plans for 2023 in an interview to the Belarus 1 TV Channel, BelTA has learned. According to Leonid Zayats, the area under sugar beet has been increased this year. “The capacity of our sugar refineries is five million tonnes. Last year we produced 4.2 million tonnes of sugar beet.

Belarus seeks to deepen bilateral ties with Sudan, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sudan to the Republic of Belarus Mohammed Omer Musa Ali, BelTA has learned. Sudan and Belarus have warm relations, the deputy prime minister noted. «Belarus is ready to continue cooperation with Sudan in all promising areas of activity: industry, agriculture, energy, medicine, education,» Leonid Zayats said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko identified the further modernization of agriculture and the work with inefficient farms as the main topic of his working trip to Krupki District, Minsk Oblast on 2 September, BelTA has learned. “Further modernization of agriculture is the number one task today. Another important task is to help struggling farms,” said the head of state. The president first asked Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats about his assessment of the work in the agricultural sector of Krupki District.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that Belarus can produce sunflower oil on its own. He shared his views on this matter as he visited the selection and seed complex of the Scientific and Practical Center for Arable Farming of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the scientists whether it makes sense to expand the area under sunflower crops in Belarus. After all, this is about import substitution, as Belarus has to import sunflower oil.