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MINSK, 14 August (BelTA) - Belarusian agrarians have already cropped more than 5 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learnt from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 14 August, Belarus’ grain harvest exceeded 5 million tonnes. Brest Oblast harvested 1,131.6 tonnes, Minsk Oblast – 1,211.6 tonnes. Gomel Oblast and Grodno Oblast cropped 768,500 and 897,600 tonnes each. The harvest of Mogilev Oblast reached 654,900 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 407,900 tonnes. A total of 1,407,500 hectares, or...

MINSK, 7 August (BelTA) - Belarusian agrarians have already cropped over 2 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learnt from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 6 August, Belarus’ grain harvest exceeded 2.1 million tonnes. Brest Oblast harvested 684,700 tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 480,800 tonnes. Minsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast cropped 427,400 and 185,900 tonnes each. The harvest of Grodno Oblast reached 356,300 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 54,100 tonnes. A total of 622.700 hectares, or 27.6%,...

MINSK, 2 August (BelTA) - Belarusian agrarians have cropped the first million tonnes of grain, BelTA learnt from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 2 August, Belarus’ grain harvest exceeded 1 million tonnes. Brest Oblast harvested 399,600 tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 318,900 tonnes. Minsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast cropped 136,900 and 35,300 tonnes each. The harvest of Grodno Oblast agrarians reached 120,800 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 3,1600 tonnes. A total of 13.3% of areas under crops...

MINSK, 28 July (BelTA) – A nationwide grain harvesting campaign has begun in Belarus, BelTA learned from representatives of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 28 July Belarusian farmers collected grain and leguminous crops from 120,900ha or 5.3% of the planned area. This year’s grain harvesting campaign began later than last year’s. Southern regions of the country are in the lead, with Gomel Oblast reporting 19% of the planned area as harvested and Brest Oblast...

MINSK, 11 July (BelTA) - Belarusian Railways and the Belarusian mobile carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) launched free Wi-Fi service in testing mode at the Belarusian railway stations on 10 July, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian railway operator. Wi-Fi hotspots have been set up in waiting areas and lobbies at the railway stations of Minsk, Orsha, Molodechno, Borisov, Baranovichi, Lida, Grodno, Luninets, Pinsk, Gomel, Zhlobin, Kalinkovichi, Mogilev, Osipovichi, Bobruisk,...

MINSK, 4 July (BelTA) – The fifth Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will be held in Mogilev next year, Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich said in an interview with the ONT TV channel on 3 July, BelTA has learned. According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Supreme State Council of the Belarus-Russia Union State considered changing the schedule of the Forum of Regions at the recent meeting in Moscow. “This issue was discussed...

MOGILEV, 28 June (BelTA) – A social house built with the technical assistance from China was officially inaugurated in Mogilev on 27 June, BelTA informs. The ten-storied compound for 120 apartments was built in the new neighborhood Kazimirovka (Grunvaldskaya Street). It is one of three houses that were built in Mogilev Oblast as part of the first stage of the Social Housing project with the technical and economic assistance of the People’s Republic of China. The two other houses were...

SHKLOV DISTRICT, 19 June (BelTA) - Over 100,000 guests and participants are expected to attend the Ivan Kupala Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends), which will be held in the agro-town of Alexandria, Shklov District, on 8-9 July, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Zharko told BelTA as he commented on the visiting session of the national organizing headquarters. "The festival promises an eventful program full of various creative projects and musical programs. A circus and variety...

MOGILEV, 24 May (BelTA) – The women's unions of Mogilev Oblast (Belarus) and Tula Oblast (Russia) have agreed to jointly develop entrepreneurial dimension. This is stipulated in the agreement on cooperation between the Tula regional public organization “Women's Union of Russia” and the Mogilev regional public organization “Belarusian Union of Women” signed in Mogilev on 23 May, BelTA has learned. The starting point will be the participation in fairs which are organized by the...

MOGILEV, 17 May (BelTA) – Belshina’s export of tires to China surged by 39% in Q1 2017 as against the same period of 2016, the company's director general Aleksei Yakovlev told BelTA. “Our cooperation with Chinese partners is gaining momentum. This is the result of our proactive policy to diversify the markets, to expand the geography of supplies and consolidate our positions on our traditional sales markets,” Aleksei Yakovlev noted. The stable cooperation with China started in 2012....