Agriculture - Belarus
Belarus may supersede Ukraine as a supplier of farming products to the Russian market in case Ukrainian imports are halted. In 2013, trade turnover between Russia and Belarus reached 40 billion U.S. dollars. Foods and agricultural raw materials accounted for 28 percent of trade between the two countries.
Carp are collected in a breeding farm in Belarus. The demand for aquaculture is on the rise constantly since 2010.
On 27 May Lukashenka announced several radical initiatives that would virtually introduce serfdom into the nation's state-run farms. Two weeks later it remains unclear how serious Lukashenka was but the authorities like to resort to drastic administrative policies to regulate the economy.
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Total Area: 207,600 sq km
Land Area: 202,900 sq km Water Area: 4,700 sq km Climate description: cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime Terrain description: generally flat and contains much marshland Arable Land Use: 26.63% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.59% Irrigated Land: 1,150 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 58 cu km Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 4.34 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 435.4 cu m/yr Natural Hazards description: NA Environmental Current Issues: soil pollution from pesticide use; southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl' in northern Ukraine Total Labor Force: 5 million % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 9.4% Agricultural Products description: grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk |
Brest, Belarus has a thriving eco/agro-tourism industry.
Agriculture accounts for 7.8% of Belarus' GDP.
Belarus also exports 40% to 60% of its agricultural products and is one of the leaders in the world in the export of meat and milk products. |