Kuban hub, work on mistakes in education and iron discipline in animal husbandry. Main results and instructions of the President's week

ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO during a republican seminar-meeting on the development of livestock farming in the country Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting on improving the educational sphere Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting on improving the educational sphere Alexander Lukashenko during a republican seminar-meeting on the development of livestock farming in the country Alexander Lukashenko during meeting on improving the educational sector Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting on improving the educational sector Alexander Lukashenko during a republican seminar-meeting on the development of livestock farming in the country 123 Topic news

The work schedule of the President of Belarus is always very eventful. Alexander Lukashenko holds meetings and working meetings on the most pressing issues of the country's development, regularly visits the regions, makes foreign visits and himself receives foreign guests, communicates with journalists, signs decrees and laws... And even when there are no public events, this does not mean at all that The HEAD of state is not working. However, even during rest, be it hockey training or chopping wood, Alexander Lukashenko will find a reason for another assignment. As he likes to say, everything must be based on life.

The "Week of the President" project is for those who want to keep up with the head of state, to be aware of the most current statements and decisions of the Belarusian leader.

Why Belarus would like to “ground” itself in Kuban, which domestic competencies are in demand in RUSSIA and who is to blame for the bus fires in St. Petersburg. Should we expect the next revolutionary changes in the educational sphere, what was the optimal formula for admission to universities, why is it proposed to increase the terms of service, what is wrong with textbooks and how to improve the nutrition of children in schools without turning canteens into restaurants. As well as details of a seminar-meeting on the development of livestock farming in the country. What will henceforth become the motto for the agro-industrial complex and whom Lukashenko threatened to “dismantle” if these instructions are not fulfilled. About this and more in the new issue of the BELTA special project “Week of the President”.

"GROUND" TO KUBAN. What opportunities for cooperation were opened by the departure of “old friends” from Russia and Belarus?

On September 19, the head of state met with the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory of Russia, Veniamin Kondratyev. Alexander Lukashenko called this region key in the south of Russia, where Belarus should gain a foothold.

“The formula is simple and the reason is clear why we were persistently interested in your visit to Belarus. Kuban is Kuban is the breadwinner, the advanced region of the Russian Federation in all respects,” noted Alexander Lukashenko. “We consider Kuban as a key region where we must” grounded." It wasn’t just that they brought equipment and sold it. We want to create a certain hub with you. We are ready to create several such large centers in Russia and, together with you, produce equipment there, train your people, if necessary for this. We are committed to this ready".

The development of cooperation with the Krasnodar Territory can go in a variety of directions. This includes agriculture , mechanical engineering, and construction. “Our policy is not to rush into something great new (because it’s a lot of money and “we’ll catch up and overtake” is not our principle), but to develop what we can do. There’s a school of tractor building. Why not develop it? Russia , for example, is huge - God forbid it meets the demand. The same combine harvester building, BELAZ. We are these points where we have experience and practice, competencies, people, we are trying to develop. Therefore, if Kuban needs something, we will agree and definitely We’ll do it,” assured Alexander Lukashenko.

On the demand for Belarus in Russia

Alexander Lukashenko noted that the departure of “old friends” from Russia and Belarus gave the two countries the opportunity to develop their production on their own base. Fortunately, it was saved. “Of course, Belarus today is in demand as a high-tech republic. Not because we are so great, but because in Soviet times (this is how the national economy was built) we were a high-tech region. Through us, the entire raw material base moved to the West, was processed, and from here competitive goods. Otherwise, the Soviet Union would not have sold them there, outside the country. We have preserved this," the President emphasized.

The republic was able to preserve its industrial giants, among other things, thanks to a well-balanced state policy. At the same time, the country does not interfere with the development of the private sector of the economy; these enterprises make a significant contribution to the republican budget. “But we have preserved the fundamental, key industries. We are now trying to build around them a whole network of small, small enterprises that will work for key enterprises,” the head of state added. “In mechanical engineering, various nuts, bolts and parts can be produced and moved by small enterprises.” "huge companies are on the rise. We, of course, still have to work in this direction, but the main thing is that Belarus is in demand in Russia today more than ever."

Moreover, in Belarus they produce not only large equipment, but also products from the microelectronics industry, all thanks to the fact that the country managed to maintain the production of machine tools and equipment. “The Russians are ready to invest a lot of money in this, because without these chips it is difficult to imagine development. Therefore, the republic has enormous capabilities in terms of technology. We have preserved our science, including fundamental science, leaving what we need. We proceeded from this ", whether we need it and whether we can sell more than what we need here. We managed to build this system in agriculture, industry, and other areas," the President emphasized.

Relatively recently, Belarus began producing its own passenger cars. The Chinese side provided support here. Now the country is working to increase the localization of production, said Alexander Lukashenko.

About "burning" buses

Speaking about the possibility of supplying passenger vehicles with various types of engines, the President mentioned incidents with Belarusian buses in St. Petersburg . Fires of domestic equipment were reported, but when they began to investigate, it turned out that the equipment was simply poorly maintained. Hence the request - if there is no necessary base and specialists on site, then the Belarusian side is ready to help with this.

“For it will be like in St. Petersburg,” the head of state noted. “We started to figure it out, I ask the question: what about in other regions of Russia? Our buses are not on fire. In other regions of Russia they are not on fire. Why are they on fire in St. Petersburg? Because what - a private company, people who had never seen buses, took over the maintenance. What maintenance is, you know: it’s not only necessary to tighten the nut on time - there must be a constant inspection before departure. But all this did not happen. Naturally, where- then leaks, leaks, etc. Something started smoking somewhere, in the media immediately: “Oh, it caught fire!” Therefore, if there are no people who can reliably service the equipment, we’d better do it ourselves and, moreover, for less money than you would organize there."

About recent negotiations with Putin, “flowers” ​​and “berries”

Serious attention is also paid to the defense complex: recent events in the region and the world are pushing this forward. “Our elder brother and I (we are talking about the recent negotiations between the presidents of Belarus and Russia in Sochi. - BELTA note) agreed on how we will act in Belarus. Of course, we do not voice this publicly. Our last negotiations on your land were devoted to defense and security," the head of state said.

In this regard, he emphasized the importance of joint actions in order to reduce the likelihood of growing challenges and threats: “Ukraine is just the beginning, these are flowers. Berries may be waiting for us ahead if we do not mobilize and show them that there will be more to come. We ( and Russia as well) what is most alarming is Poland , and behind Poland stands America. They decided to destroy everything that exists here, first of all the European Union. The main point of support is this Poland. In 2020 they wanted to annex us there so that we would be "the dividing line between Russia, the East and the West. But it didn’t work out. That’s why we are now paying great attention to the defense industry."

Since Soviet times, Belarus has been working on electronic warfare and communications systems. And today, as events show, this is one of the main components in the conduct of hostilities. In addition, the republic is involved in rocket science. Initially, the partner was the People's Republic of CHINA, now Belarus is using Russian technologies.

WORK ON MISTAKES. Should we expect revolutionary changes in the education system again?

On September 21, the President convened a large meeting on improving the educational sector. It was a continuation of the conversation that began in mid-August of this year, when the Minister of Education and the relevant Deputy Prime Minister reported on the readiness of the education system for the new school year. Then these reports were not accepted due to the mass of identified shortcomings, and the government, together with other government bodies, was instructed to carry out thorough work on the errors.

More than fifty people were invited to the meeting with the head of state. These are not only the highest officials of the country and heads of republican government bodies, but also governors, heads of higher education institutions and organizations subordinate to the Ministry of Education, chairmen of specialized commissions of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, heads of the main education departments of regional executive committees and the education committee of the MINSK City Executive Committee, chiefs district education departments and employees of educational institutions from different regions of the country.

For almost three hours they discussed a wide range of issues in the field of education - the technical condition of schools, their maintenance and repair, creating a safe environment for students, organizing transportation for children, meals in school canteens, development of textbooks, certification for high school courses and assessment of the new procedure for admission to universities. The President immediately encouraged the meeting participants to believe that such a conversation in an expanded format should be an extreme case, because it is time to stop all sorts of experiments and present a fair and transparent system to society.

“Here and now we must determine the mechanism for the work of secondary schools and universities for the future and solve the main task - to provide our youth with conditions for professional development and development in their country. Let me emphasize: the most talented, promising applicants are in their homeland. This is my iron rule,” - stated the Belarusian leader. “But there should be no drastic decisions after our meeting today. All sociological surveys show that teachers, professors, and students are tired of the fact that we are constantly trying to improve the education system in a revolutionary way. It’s time to end this.”

The head of state demanded that the participants of the meeting, first of all, report on problematic issues and shortcomings in the field of education. The President was interested in the opinion of both officials supervising the industry and directly the heads and teachers of educational institutions themselves.

About food and “restaurants” in schools

There are still problems with organizing meals in schools. Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that food should be prepared with high quality, but there is no need to get off the ground and open restaurants in schools. “So let’s figure it out and see,” the President said.

According to information from regulatory authorities, there are facts of undersupply of products, violations of technology, and unpreparedness of food processing units.

The head of state instructed the responsible persons to seriously delve into the issue of how the process of feeding schoolchildren, the work of catering units, the purchase of food and equipment is organized, and to deal with the current situation, which causes many complaints. Quite a lot of budget funds are currently spent on these purposes, but in some cases not all of them are used rationally. “Figure out what we should do with this food (for schoolchildren - BELTA’s note). We will save enormous money there (and we won’t throw food in the trash). It’s not a pity for the children. We can feed the children with our products, we have enough of them. But half of everything is not spent on children,” the President emphasized. “Take this problem seriously.”

At the same time, Alexander Lukashenko demanded that all experiments in this area cease. “You have a practice: let’s try, conduct an experiment. We spend five years in 5% or 10% of schools, and then... What kind of experiment, if we understand, ?!” - the head of state asked a rhetorical question.

In particular, we discussed the purchase of equipment as part of such experiments. Some establishments, for example, applied for the purchase of combi ovens. In this case, the President demanded to act without excesses: “Stop these purchases... It’s as if you prepare (food) differently at home... No, you have to come to school, God knows what to buy, spend a lot of money!” In addition, when purchasing, many people forget about the costs of further maintenance of equipment, replacement of spare parts, and so on. “Figure it out, get to the bottom of it,” stressed Alexander Lukashenko. “Take care of this issue. We are being too careless with budget money.”

The head of state paid special attention to the unacceptable behavior of individual heads of educational institutions: “Don’t create restaurants in schools. I’m even ashamed to talk about some issues. Like carrying in and out, theft... The DIRECTOR is sitting, everyone is already serving him there! The question arises: at whose expense ?" The President instructed the State Control Committee and the local prosecutor's office to pay serious attention to this. “This is discussed by parents , and therefore in the family. And what do you want from a student? What kind of morally oriented, intelligent and educated person will he be if the director , the management of individual schools steal and organize drunken parties at school?! This is disgusting, this is not good ", Alexander Lukashenko noted.

About textbooks that do not frighten students

The President is also concerned that there are still questions about the quality of textbooks. When writing new textbooks and manuals, authors think in terms of experienced teachers. But this approach is incorrect, Alexander Lukashenko emphasized, and we must focus on students: “We need to look at them. They do not have the same knowledge as we do. And they have no experience. Therefore, we need to focus on them and prepare textbooks for them. And an assessment system knowledge (exams, etc.) should also be done for them.”

The head of state recalled that at the pedagogical council on August 24, 2021, he spoke about the inadmissibility of constantly reshaping curricula and plans and the endless publication of new textbooks. He noted that it is necessary to return to the Soviet experience, take the best manuals and gradually refine and improve them, and not print new ones. "Because a new team is always original (you are scientists, you understand this): “I want to be different from what was before and show my agility.” Nobody needs this. The main principle of the work of our state and any processes taking place in our state is the calm improvement of what humanity has achieved. We stand, as I said, repeating the quote of the great, on the shoulders of giants. There is no need to jump off these shoulders - we will lose everything that humanity has developed before us. We must use this for the sake of the future. Therefore, we must improve and do not hesitate to take the best of what we had,” the President said.

Prosecutor General Andrei Shved in his report drew attention to attempts to evade the specific task of improving textbooks: “There must be clear, accessible, universally recognized textbooks. Instead, the Ministry of Education for some reason is moving away from the “textbooks” criterion. Now there are only 7 of them, but "More than 200 teaching aids. There is a feeling that people make money from this because they create so-called teaching aids, which, from our point of view, are not very adaptable to secondary school."

During the conversation about textbooks, Alexander Lukashenko focused on the quality of training of future teachers in universities. “If a high-quality “product” is released from a university, then we won’t even have a conversation here,” said the head of state. “But today we say: this is the textbook, and the methodological developments, developments, plans... Because we are under-educating teachers.”

This statement was supported by the director of secondary school No. 73 in Minsk, Irina Rodik, who gave a positive assessment of the updated school textbooks, in particular on Russian language and literature: “The updated textbooks in these subjects today meet modern requirements. They are colorful, well illustrated. The material is presented "is accessible to students. And the content allows them to develop moral qualities and love for their native land. We can say that a textbook today is a teacher's handbook, a kind of methodological guide, where there are various options for tasks for any level of students."

The head of the school emphasized that the main thing now is stability and less innovation, so that teachers have the opportunity to work on these textbooks from 5th to 11th grades.

The President especially emphasized the importance of having high-quality and interesting textbooks: “For me, a textbook is everything. You know, the worst thing is that a textbook scares a student. This should not happen. He is afraid to touch a textbook. And a textbook should attract a student to I think it's a pleasure to hold this textbook in your hands. And I said that you shouldn't waste money on it. You need to publish a good textbook, written in a good font, illustrated. And the main thing is knowledge. Even if it's written briefly, the teacher will explain what it is. The textbook will already be a note for the student."

The head of state is convinced that in order to create a high-quality textbook, the first priority is not the issue of funding, but, first of all, the competent selection of the team of authors. In the meantime, the quality of some textbooks leaves much to be desired; in some cases, “you have to hang magnifying glasses on your forehead in order to see what is written there.” “Is this a textbook? There is no need to waste money on textbooks,” he directed, emphasizing that publications should be beautiful, on good paper, especially since they are printed for more than one year.

It is important that teachers who work with schoolchildren, and not academicians, are involved in this work, the President is convinced. “They (academics. - BELTA’s note) are at their level, in “space” in terms of knowledge, experience and so on. They have become separated from the students and think that the students are already like that. No. That’s why I always ground them on the teachers,” explained his thought Alexander Lukashenko.

First of all, the need for improvement is relevant for textbooks in the humanities. “What new things will you come up with in physics and mathematics? You’ll just mess things up and create so many problems that neither parents, nor children , nor even teachers often understand what’s in this textbook,” the President said.

“We agreed on textbooks: make a normal textbook and bring it, show it to me,” Alexander Lukashenko summed up what was said.

About the formula 2 TsE + 1 TsT

It was decided that the system of certification for high school courses and admission to universities remains without significant changes: two centralized exams plus one test in the form of centralized testing. “I think that the government today, in the person of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, heard the issues that need to be addressed,” said the head of state. “We have developed answers to the main questions, including on the stability of the entire educational process, so that we do not shy away every year from side to side."

“As for the results of certification for high school and admission to universities. Two CEs plus one in the form of a CT - we are stopping at this for now and informing people so that they know that in the future we will follow this path. This is important for people,” - Alexander Lukashenko emphasized.

At the same time, the President did not rule out any additional experiments in the future within the admission system that has now been defined. For example, for conducting a preliminary interview or internal examination in individual universities.

“If only it would be beneficial,” Alexander Lukashenko outlined the main requirement. “Make sure that there are no contradictions between the exams and the interview. If a person came, passed all the exams perfectly, and you killed him at the interview... Here you need to approach very carefully, carefully ".

In general, all speakers at the meeting positively assessed the recent innovations, assuring that the practice of conducting centralized examinations has justified itself, and the current new model of the admissions campaign is working well. At the same time, a proposal was made for the future to expand the list of specialties for which applicants take an internal exam when entering universities, which would help to better see the future student, as required by the head of state. Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that he is in no way pushing for exactly this approach, and in the coming years it is important to maintain the stability of the already developed system.

However, the President advocates that universities still bear responsibility for the quality of training of specialists, and here it is important to see a person already at the recruitment stage. “How can you recruit if you don’t see a person? But you think that two CE plus CT for today (must be left - BELTA’s note), and this path should be followed next year and maybe for another two or three years. I don’t see much of a contradiction here either,” he said.

At the same time, it is important to remember that, along with the indicated formula, Belarus intends to develop other trajectories for admission to universities. One of the proven forms is targeted preparation, when applicants are enrolled in a university according to a simplified scheme, including without exams. Benefits are also provided for gifted and talented children and winners of Olympiads. At the meeting, the rector of the Brest State Technical University, Sergei Kasperovich, also proposed enrolling medalists in regional universities without exams.

About postgraduate work

At the meeting, they also discussed possible changes in the system of work placement after higher education. “I am informed that the most advanced, top-notch specialists are leaving the country. Moreover, we have some kind of system: you graduate from a university, do not work and leave. We teach and prepare specialists for ourselves in colleges and universities,” - said the head of state.

Minister of Education Andrei Ivanets noted that all state-funded students after graduating from a university are required to work out the established assignment deadlines: “The Ministry of Education controls this work. There are isolated cases when graduates are reimbursed for the funds spent by the state on their preparation.”

At the same time, the minister emphasized and made a proposal: “Today, both the state employee and the paid employee, in our opinion, should work.”

“What do you think, a student graduated from a university - where and how, how much should he work? And if he leaves, how much does he pay?” - asked Alexander Lukashenko.

As the minister reported, working out for full-time education on the budget today is two years after graduating from university. For target persons - at least five years, the contract may provide for a longer period. As for the cost of training, it costs the state a considerable amount. For example, if a BSU graduate refuses to be distributed, he will compensate for the amount spent on his preparation, which is about Br40-45 thousand, said Andrey Ivanets.

Andrey Ivanets

Alexander Lukashenko believes that the problem needs to be solved radically, including thinking about increasing the term of service: “What is two years? Consider, we trained him at a university and through mentoring, through the experience gained, we train him for two years on the job. school, for example, if it’s a teacher.”

The President noted that prohibitive measures are needed in this regard, even if such a step would be unpopular. “At least semi-prohibitive: let’s say, 5 years. That’s right, target - at least 5 years. And maybe they should also guide somewhere carefully up to 7 years. Otherwise, don’t go to target,” he said.

Another aspect is the cost of paid education in Belarus, especially in comparison with Western countries. Even with an average lower cost, the state still actually subsidizes the training of paid workers. “Today, a paid student reimburses no more than 50-70% of the cost of his education. In fact, there is no paid higher education in the republic - it is semi-paid education, which is subsidized either by the university or the state. We see this problem, we need to solve it. We have already started to do this ", said Andrey Ivanets.

Summing up the meeting, the President once again returned to this topic. “We have decided on the work. We are increasing the deadlines (now we need to carefully inform the population about this). We are preparing specialists for ourselves. We have prepared them, we are giving you your first job - go and work. That’s where you need to go, we are sending you there. Me too went through distribution, and many people sitting here, and nothing,” said Alexander Lukashenko.

About chronic imbalance

Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko named, in his opinion, the key problem in the higher education system. He noticed that during the meeting the speakers talked a lot about how to select applicants and identify the best graduates from school. “But the question is: do we select the best there or not? We have a chronic imbalance: the best applicants do not go where the economy needs them,” he pointed out.

He cited as an example data from Brest State Technical University. The highest passing score here is for the specialty “electronic economics”, and the lowest is for “construction of buildings and structures” and “melioration and water management”.

“It’s between the bad students and the bad students, to put it in the old way. It’s incomprehensible to the mind. And the situation is similar in all other universities, especially technical ones,” the Prime Minister said.

Thus, the highest scores in BNTU are in “marketing” and “business administration”. And to enroll in the specialty "vacuum and compress equipment" it is enough to be a bad student, not even a C student.

“I would also understand if these marketers and managers who are leaders in these positions gave us an increase and the enterprises did not have problems with selling products or writing business plans for modernizing production. The government has to hire external consultants to manage what what economists write at industrial enterprises, - noted Roman Golovchenko. - It seems to me that this is a key task that the higher education system needs to work on. Our most talented applicants are selected to where the country needs them least. And this is what we are all working on The rectors' corps and the Ministry of Education must work."

Rector of Brest State Technical University Sergei Kasperovich explained why such distortions occur. According to him, the same specialty "electronic economics" is in demand not only by applicants - the best enterprises take these graduates with their hands and feet. They work with business intelligence and big data systems. Only three people are recruited for the budget in this specialty, which is why the scores are higher here.

The problem with specialties that are not the most popular among applicants cannot be solved without hiring personnel, said Sergei Kasperovich. The university itself is working on this. For example, more than 20 engineering classes and groups have been created in the region. With their help, they try to attract schoolchildren to engineering professions.

“I understand and support the Prime Minister’s question. We need to polish things up here somewhere. Rectors on their own cannot solve everything. But here we need to fine-tune the system. A correct remark, but more directed at you and me than at the rectors,” - said the President.

At the same time, the head of state emphasized: no one will force university rectors into strict limits. If they see that graduates of a particular specialty are in demand on the market, then it needs to be developed. “On the other hand, if some enterprise needs this, you collect as much as you want, just let them pay for it. Demand payment. We will always support you here,” said Alexander Lukashenko.

On the popularization of studying in colleges

Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova believes that it is necessary to more popularize college education among young people. After all, when a young man consciously chooses his profession and goes to college, and then acquires new knowledge at a university, he becomes a much more professional specialist.

“Yesterday I had a reception on personal issues, and a guy came to me - a college graduate. And he came with clearly structured approaches to the work of secondary educational institutions. You know, I realized that we need to popularize them more. We have 156 colleges, there are very good ones. We need to talk more about this,” said the chairman of the Council of the Republic.

According to school director Irina Rodik, schools should take career guidance issues more seriously, so that students consciously approach the choice of their future profession: “Those who do not need to go to the 10th grade, let them go to a secondary specialized institution. There are excellent professions for every taste. We need to change the opinion of many parents that higher education is a must. If he needs higher education, he will be able to continue it later."

Minister of Education Andrei Ivanets, in turn, drew attention to the fact that today colleges are accepted without exams, only through a certificate competition. “This year we saw that the competition for colleges was very high. There were even waiting lists for some. The percentage of admission of children after 9th grade over the past two years has increased from 35% to almost 50%,” he cited statistics.

Alexander Lukashenko agreed that the best specialists are those who first received a specialized secondary education and then studied at a university. “Amazingly great specialists!” he said. “They have already smelled and felt this profession, and then came to universities.”

About fees from parents of students and the sixth school day

The head of state also spoke about collecting funds from parents for the needs of the class or school. The President does not see any problems in this if this process is organized correctly and humanely.

“It’s okay. We have free education. Only directors need to do it wisely. Maybe one and a half people will refuse, they won’t give money for repairs or something. And there’s no need. But not like this: “You carry so much money! We decided at some council here." There is no need to do this. We will find money for schools. But if a parent participates in this with his own penny, I don’t see any fear in that. Our people are no longer poor,” - noted Alexander Lukashenko.

The head of state also touched upon the sixth school day - Saturday. He emphasized that on this day it is necessary to pay attention primarily to the HEALTH of the children, and not to lessons and electives. “Saturday must be unloaded,” the President demanded. “What could we do without sports activities? Take parents and children by the hand, take them to the sports ground.”

About the domestic film about a teacher

Minsk school director Irina Rodik, who spoke at the meeting, also spoke about forms of supporting teachers and popularizing this profession in society. “All forms of support are important here - methodological, psychological, material, moral. In my opinion, today we lack a living image of a hard-working teacher. I would like the parents of our students to see and understand the life of a teacher with his daily concerns, who conscientiously every day and does his job with love,” she said.

Irina Rodik

The director suggested that social advertising, promotional videos and, possibly, a domestic film popularizing the teaching profession would help create a clear, relatable image of a teacher.

“Well, make a film. A film was released for National Unity Day (“On the Other Shore.” - BELTA’s note). I watched it too. Well, not ideal. Above average. But a film. It already tells about something,” - noted the head of state.

Returning to the topic of the film about teachers, the head of state said: “We will give you money for this, but teachers must do it. Filmmakers will film, but you must tell them: this is how it is. And without embellishment. It must be shown objectively. Because watch the film they won’t. You’re right. Not only teachers. We need to show more positive side to other categories of our workers.”

Alexander Lukashenko noted in a negative way that many modern films, including foreign films that are shown in Belarus, are often mainly about “killing, stabbing, raping.”

About carte blanche for the minister

Summing up the meeting, Alexander Lukashenko demanded that all sorts of hesitation be stopped and that all sorts of hesitations not be stopped and that the Minister of Education should not interfere with his work, and that governors take more responsibility for solving practical issues: “In the Ministry of Education, all sorts of hesitations need to be stopped. This is very important. There is a minister, leadership. We "They have determined this, as I say, track. Do not interfere with the work of the minister and the Ministry of Education. They are reasonable people and know how to resolve certain issues in accordance with the law, legislation and the Constitution. Let them work."

At the same time, the President warned the employees of the Ministry of Education: if someone is not satisfied with the minister or management, then they need to look for another job. “You understand my hints and know what I’m talking about,” he said.

“If we don’t give him (Andrei Ivanets, the Minister of Education - BELTA’s note) the opportunity to work... Any minister, no matter who you appoint, will not be able to work, because everyone interferes with the Ministry of Education and tries to help, suggest or in their own way do something,” added Alexander Lukashenko.

“Today we finished the conversation on the tasks facing education. We are moving forward,” the President emphasized. “This concerns least of all the Minister of Education, more: we have heard how to act, act.” Without governors, we have questions in neither health care nor education we won't decide."

The responsibility of regional leaders should primarily include practical issues. “The minister and the government must see from above how they are doing there (in the localities - BELTA note),” said the head of state. “Specific school issues: buses, meals, etc. are issues for governors and chairmen of district executive committees. Take care of this.”

About information attacks and stuff about the new residence

At the end of the meeting, Alexander Lukashenko reminded that an election campaign would soon take place in Belarus. The teaching staff always makes a great contribution to the organization of elections; in this regard, the head of state warned that opponents of the government will try to exert pressure.

“Ideological and informational pressure has already begun on us. Recently information appeared: “Lukashenko built himself a new residence, there will probably be a VNS.” I think: where did he build it, who built it? They couldn’t have built it without me. It turns out that a large bureaucratic hospital they gave it to Kukharev (under the jurisdiction of the Minsk city authorities. - BELTA's note) - they built a small one outside the city - and there was an old rehabilitation department. Its Administration renovated it. They did rehabilitation on the ground floor. On the top floor, they assigned all the charitable foundations that we closed ( treated dogs, cats, and so on), to gather under one roof,” the President said.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized: “I have enough places to work. I work here (in the Palace of Independence - BELTA’s note) and outside the city - one to one office. I don’t need anything else.”

The head of state noted that such information dumps are needed only to denigrate the authorities.

“There is a rush, and they choose the central people who to put pressure on and who to hit. The main thing is to “undermine” the government. Therefore, keep this in mind. We must convey this to the people and explain it to them. I am well informed about this: for everyone who does this or in other words, patriot, an information attack is already being prepared. Therefore, we will also have to resist this," said Alexander Lukashenko.

At the same time, the President explained that these attacks are carried out not only by opponents of the government hidden behind the plinth, and not only by fugitives. There are other forces behind all this, but they do not do it with their own hands.

“This is just for your information, so that you understand that they will not leave us alone. We must be ideologically strong. We must work without looking back and do specific things that concern people,” the head of state called on.

UNCONDITIONAL DISCIPLINE. For what shortcomings in livestock farming did the President threaten to “understaff” officials?

At the end of the week, the Minsk region hosted a republican seminar-meeting on the development of livestock farming in the country. Its participants included about 300 people, including chairmen of district executive committees, heads of large agricultural enterprises and scientists. The head of state also took part in the seminar-meeting. Alexander Lukashenko visited Soligorsk on September 22, where a plenary meeting was held.

By the way, republican seminars on the most problematic issues of certain sectors of the economy have already become a useful tradition for our country. This is an opportunity to learn first-hand the actual state of affairs in a particular industry, adopt positive experience and identify tasks that require urgent solutions.

On the state of affairs in livestock farming

Livestock farming occupies a key position in the rural economy, the head of state emphasized. This sector produces more than half of all agricultural products and forms the country's EXPORT potential.

“Indeed, there are certain successes. The level of self-sufficiency in MILK exceeds 260%, in MEAT - 130%. That is, we fully ensure our own food security, and sell the surplus to foreign markets,” the President cited the data.

Last year, Belarus earned over $8 billion from food, and in 8 months of this year - more than $4 billion. “At first glance, it’s decent. But these are far from the numbers that we can have,” the Belarusian leader is convinced. “After all, the demand for " The food supply in the world, as you all know, is huge, prices are rising and will continue to rise, new markets are opening. And to sit idly by in such a unique situation is simply a crime."

Alexander Lukashenko recalled the tactical plan for the development of the industry, which was developed back in 2019. The most important documents were also adopted: strategies for the development of the dairy and meat industries, the Rural Development Directive, the Agricultural Business program, and a set of measures for the development of feed production. However, the results so far leave much to be desired.

“A lackadaisical attitude towards local affairs can negate all the efforts that the state is making to develop dairy production,” the President warned.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that it is necessary to continue, and in the coming years, 10 dairy complexes should be built or reconstructed in each region. Addressing the chairmen of the regional executive committees, the head of state noted: “From today on, we will consider that these new dairy farms are your personal investment projects. Let’s look at the return.”

About cattle reproduction technology

One of the problems of livestock farming is low reproduction of the herd. “Increasing productivity must be ensured, among other things, through systematic selection and breeding work. Scientists believe that effective reproduction can be at the birth of 95 calves per 100 cows. And if in 1990 in Belarus this figure remained at the level of 90 calves, then in recent years we have only received 72-75 calves per 100 cows. And even those we cannot save. So the livestock is declining," the President emphasized.

“I don’t know what our governors are missing. Reproduction technologies? So, a whole network of breeding services has been created in the country under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. I think that the new minister should cooperate with the Academy of Sciences, develop and implement effective and affordable technology. Increase the breeding herd. The fact is that to this day, built and reconstructed farms remain unstocked with livestock. Some have been for more than 5 years now,” the Belarusian leader noted.

About the procurement of feed and (in)staffing of farms

According to the State Control Committee, almost 16 thousand livestock spaces are understaffed. The President instructed, under the personal responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture, the government and governors, to staff farms and ensure the growth of the dairy herd by the end of 2023. At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that there should be herds with high productivity there. It will not be possible to complete farms for show.

“If you don’t do this, if you don’t staff these complexes, I promise you that. I have enough determination. I’ve never done it before you and I won’t, no matter what electoral challenges we face,” warned Alexander Lukashenko “Because if we bury the country, we’ll slide to the point where there’s not $8 billion in exports (of food - BELTA’s note) - there won’t be anything to feed our people.”

The key task in poultry farming is to reduce the industry’s dependence on imports, Alexander Lukashenko emphasized. To date, there is no alternative to importing chickens for the production of hatching eggs .

“For 10 or 5 years you have been telling me about these chickens and eggs . Can’t we produce this ourselves? We need to provide ourselves with our own breeding products. Create a selection and genetic center, like cattle breeders have. Six months to develop a business plan, “and next year this must be done,” the President demanded. “Let’s collect these pennies and build this center. In the end, our poultry farms are not poor.”

About the reserves of the Belarusian village

The head of state emphasized that the reserves of the Belarusian village are concentrated in the processing of livestock products: “It is in livestock farming, or rather, in processing, that the reserves of the Belarusian village are concentrated today.”

The level of production capacity utilization for meat and sausage in 2022 was only about 70%, for whole milk products - only 60%. “How many tons of milk, meat and billions of rubles did we lose in the end?” the President asked a rhetorical question. “It’s our happiness that we have processing. This means that we can get as much product from the land as we want and are ready to process it.”

As the governor of the Brest region Yuri Shuleiko noted, enterprises in his region are ready to process more products than they currently do. Some of them are seriously underutilized. For example, reserves for milk are approximately 20%, for meat even more.

About personnel shortage

The head of state touched upon another problem in the industry: “Personnel shortage. This is perhaps the system-forming problem of the industry. Everyone must be involved in solving the personnel problem. There will be normal personnel, there will be specialists - there will be production. We must grit our teeth to do this. No one will do it for us. "The personnel problem needs to be solved. This is not the case when we train targeted specialists, but no more than half of the young specialists remain on the ground."

Alexander Lukashenko

Alexander Lukashenko instructed the State Control Committee to study this issue and check where these personnel disappear. “Find out, fundamentally figure out where these people are,” the President demanded.

In addition to administrative measures, each farm must have a personnel retention system, the President noted. We also need to work with schoolchildren and students, especially since there are plenty of people who want to work in agriculture. “Think about how to attract and retain young people - from housing to exemplary working conditions. If we do not solve the problem of shortage of qualified personnel, the rural economy will continue to sag,” the head of state noted.

About the challenges facing the industry

“From now on, the motto in the agro-industrial sector will be iron, labor, financial, technological,” Alexander Lukashenko emphasized. “If it’s necessary, then it’s necessary.”

The Head of State instructed the Government, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the chairmen of regional executive committees, and the National Academy of Sciences, under the strict control of law enforcement and regulatory authorities, to ensure the implementation of the main directions.

The first is strict compliance with the requirements of zootechnical and veterinary standards for keeping and feeding livestock and poultry. The second is to prevent the loss of livestock. “Guys, don’t be offended, this is the last conversation on this topic. You won’t justify this in any way, I won’t even listen,” the President warned. “Starting January 1, it will be very difficult for those who did not hear me or heard me and did not draw conclusions.”

Third , the need to prepare feed to meet the full needs of public livestock farming in compliance with technological requirements and industry regulations. Fourth , increasing the economic efficiency of livestock farming based on selection and breeding work. Fifth , the need to load the production capacity of meat processing plants with raw materials, while eliminating criminal schemes in the sale of livestock. Sixth , putting things in order in the accounting of farms, including the primary accounting of livestock movements and statistical reporting.

Seventh , the need to staff agricultural organizations with veterinary specialists and workers. “The latter must be given, but five or six managers (chief agronomist, chief livestock specialist, chief veterinarian, chief engineer, and so on) must be provided with everything necessary,” Alexander Lukashenko demanded.

And eighth - strict compliance by employees of agricultural organizations with internal labor regulations, labor discipline, established requirements for production processes and product quality. “Take care of your equipment. This is crazy money. No one will give you that much money in the future. The state needs to take care of its own issues: the social sphere, roads, land reclamation, increasing land fertility, etc. This is the responsibility of the state. And not subsidize your business. And we We squander a penny, we give everything for everything,” the Belarusian leader noted.

Alexander Lukashenko is confident that cleanliness, order and good agricultural products are... “Everyone looks at us and admires us. So let’s support this brand,” the President urged. “That is, the demand for our products, especially for agricultural products. Even in Russia, an advanced country, they admire our products. We must not lose this. This is our brand - cleanliness and order, and normal products. Let's do it, guys."

On the main requirement of the President

The head of state said that he does not require farmers to use space in agriculture, the main thing is to eliminate the problems that lie on the surface.

“Do you see how they are bombing Russia today? You see, drones are flying back and forth. A very difficult, new question. These Wagnerites are sitting with me now and telling everyone how this war is going. I think: how to resist this? This is the option, like this, like this. And it costs hundreds of millions of rubles. So I’m thinking: carry out land reclamation, cultivate, introduce new lands (you can’t cultivate what you have now) or fight these drones. Terrible weapon. We discussed it with Putin. But This is crazy money! But life is more expensive,” Alexander Lukashenko emphasized.

The President noted that, of course, they will support agriculture in the country, but they will not just bury money in the ground. “And we won’t have anything to do with those of you who don’t want to work. Not because I’m an evil person. Because there is no other way: we must save the country,” said the head of state.

“I’m still surprised how we manage - everything is raging around - today to sit and talk about pig farming. How to fry kebabs, something else. People have already forgotten about this, even in rich countries. Take: “Poland, ah, Poland! “So what about Poland? Yuri Vitoldovich and Vladimir Stepanovich (governors of the Brest and Grodno regions - BELTA’s note) are nearby, they know. Well, what about Poland? So it’s the Americans who are pouring in a lot of money,” noted Alexander Lukashenko.

Now the Polish side has begun to conflict with Ukraine. At first, Poland supported Vladimir Zelensky in every possible way, but now it sharply criticizes its partners. The president explained who is really behind this: “Do you think that Poland is just putting pressure on this poor Ukraine today? No, they already gave the go-ahead from overseas: we need to dump this Zelensky, he’s tired of him. Tomorrow there are elections in America, no one will even look at this. And we need to protect ourselves. Because we don’t know what to expect from these mad politicians of Poland.”

“So you understand: there is no extra money. And for every penny there will be demand. I’m not saying that we won’t do something there. We are zealous people. But today, guys, this is not enough. I don’t demand space from you in agriculture "So, eliminate the bottlenecks that exist today. Solve the problems that are on the surface. And for our generation, it will be enough for you. And if you promised, do it. Continue to act," demands the head of state.

What's the result?

Summing up the meeting, Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that it is not normal when local authorities make decisions, but they are not implemented. “Therefore, I’m just warning you in a friendly way: the pressure during the winter stall period from law enforcement and control agencies will be furious. And don’t be offended,” the President said.

At the same time, the head of state also addressed the law enforcement officers themselves with the controllers: before reporting to him about the discovered facts of mismanagement, they should discuss the issues that have arisen with the governors.

Alexander Lukashenko paid special attention to supporting qualified workers in agricultural organizations. The President demands that they be provided with decent pay and housing. “As for personnel - develop by the end of the year any measures that you consider necessary. Determine the salary fund for managers and specialists. Specialists must be paid. We ask the specialist first of all for the result. And this is a small number of people on a district or regional scale. Personnel “This is the basis of everything,” said the head of state.

He also reminded us about working with target groups. Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that targeted studies should be given to promising students. And this applies not only to agriculture. “You can’t joke here,” he remarked.

“Our main problem is simple, elementary - discipline. Discipline is not just hitting with a fist. You can knock with your fist when you have developed a system. But if you don’t have a reasonable system, management and management, then why knock? No one will understand. Chairmen of city and district executive committees with governors, develop a coherent, clear system and act, do not wait for any instructions. If you make a mistake (the main thing is that there are no fatal mistakes) - a person can always be forgiven for a mistake if he strives to do well. But if he is inactive, he sits spread out and doesn’t know, or even knows and doesn’t do anything - why do we need such a leader? Therefore, act. You are local generals,” Alexander Lukashenko emphasized.

The President noted that the coming years will be difficult for the vertical of power. Especially for the “troika” in the regions: the authorized head of state for the region, the governor and the assistant to the President. “You should conduct election campaigns there. We must show everyone that we have a country and we will govern this country,” the head of state said.

“Thank you for the meeting. Basically, I see that you understand me, act! I beg you very much: act, don’t stop. If there is any problem, bring it to me. You know how to do it,” the head of state concluded .

UNDER TERRIBLE PRESSURE. How Belaruskali copes with sanctions

While in Soligorsk, Alexander Lukashenko decided to hold a meeting with the general director of Belaruskali, Ivan Golovaty. It is curious that it became known literally a few minutes before the start of the plenary session of the republican seminar-meeting. Of course, they managed to prepare the office. As it became known later, he was ceded to the deputy general director of the enterprise for social issues.

“Journalists say, the country hasn’t seen you for a long time. I want you to report to me on the situation at the enterprise. Together, frankly, without fear, although you are not a timid person, but nevertheless,” Alexander Lukashenko addressed Ivan Golovaty.

Ivan Holovaty and Alexander Lukashenko

First of all, the head of state asked what problems Belaruskali is currently facing and how work is going on developing port facilities in Russia. “How are we turning around there? What else do we need to do?” the President asked. “And the main question is how do you feel under this terrible sanction pressure that has fallen on the enterprise?”

As Ivan Golovaty reported, today the enterprise’s capacity is 80% loaded. This, he said, is much higher even compared to the beginning of the year. “Your order to produce and export at least 8 million tons will be fulfilled. This is already visible based on the results of 9 months,” said the head of Belaruskali.