The level of self-sufficiency in the main types of agricultural products in Belarus annually exceeds 100%

November 18, MINSK . In Belarus, the level of self-sufficiency in the main types of agricultural products annually exceeds 100%. Svetlana Kondratenko, Deputy DIRECTOR for Research at the Institute of System Research in the Agro-Industrial Complex of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, told a BELTA correspondent about this.

"In Belarus, the level of self-sufficiency in the main types of agricultural products annually exceeds 100%, in particular in MEAT - 133%, MILK - 267%, eggs - 126%. The high level of our own production gives us the opportunity not to depend on fluctuations in the global food market, and to stably provide the domestic market meets full demand, as well as EXPORT products with high added value. After all, today in the world there is the fiercest competition for access to high-quality agricultural raw materials," the deputy director noted.

According to her, the advantages of Belarusian agriculture are obvious in the EAEU market . Thus, at the end of 2022, our country produced 943 kg of grain per capita, 132 kg of livestock and poultry for slaughter, 853 kg of milk, 310 kg of vegetables, 418 kg of potatoes, 458 kg of SUGAR beets, 458 kg of eggs. 375 pcs.

“Producing grain of all types in the republic at the level of 9.5-10 million tons is the most important task. This level of domestic production is fully justified, it takes into account the capacity of the consumer market, the growing need for livestock farming and the export potential of the agro-industrial complex. The current strategy for the development of the agro-industrial complex and ensuring the national food supply security provides for sustainable growth in the production of main types of agricultural products,” explained Svetlana Kondratenko.