May 3, MINSK . Over the past decades, the food security of Belarus has improved significantly. This is evidenced by research data of the Economic Research Institute of the Ministry of Economy, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Economy.
Over the past three decades, Belarus has significantly increased the production of agricultural products, the ministry noted. "The number of livestock and poultry increased by 1.7 times, MILK was added by 1.5 times, the volume of grain and leguminous crops increased by 1.6 times," the Ministry of Economy said .The quality indicators of work in the industry are also improving: the average milk yield increased by 1.9 times, the weight gain of pigs increased by 1.7 times, the yield of SUGAR beet, vegetables and potatoes increased by 1.8 times and 1.4 times. times.
As a result, Belarusians provide themselves with a large margin of basic products.