During a conference call hosted by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 21 July to discuss the harvesting campaign Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo made a report on how long-standing problems in the country's agribusiness are being addressed, BelTA has learned. According to Igor Brylo, about 7,500 harvesters will be used in the course of the harvesting campaign. The overall readiness of the vehicles stands at 99%, however, the figure varies from region to...

Guests and participants accredited at the 2nd CIS Games will be able to visit the cultural sites of Vitebsk and Orsha free of charge, Deputy Head of Sport and Tourism at the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Denis Shkiryanov told BelTA. "We offer a nice bonus for the guests, namely the sightseeing program. All participants will have the opportunity to take part in walk tours. All cultural objects such as museums, exhibitions, and so on will be open. Everyone who has accreditation...

The town of Postavy is a district center in Vitebsk Oblast. Its population is 20,000. The city has a rich history and many well-preserved historical buildings.

Belarus has cleared 8% of the areas planted to cereals and leguminous crops, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. As of the morning 18 July, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from the area of 153,800 hectares, which is 7.77% of the designated area. Winter barley was gathered from 141,400 hectares, which is 90.3% of the plan, with 494,000 tonnes threshed and the average yield at 34.9 centners per hectare. Winter...

Over 550,000 tonnes of grain has been threshed in Belarus, the Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. As of 17 July, winter barley was harvested from 138,200ha of land (90.3% of the harvested acreage), with 485,100 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 35.1 centners per hectare). Winter rapeseed for grain was gathered in from 37,600ha of land or 11.29% of the targeted area, with 70,300 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 18.7 centners per hectare). Flax was...