MINSK, Jan 26 (BelTA/APP): In a recent episode of BelTA’s project The Nation Speaks Director General of the Applied Science Center for Arable Farming of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Sergei Kravtsov explained what lessons from last year’s harvesting campaign and sowing campaign the farmers will embrace this year.
The year 2025 demonstrated pros and cons and the cons were plentiful, Sergei Kravtsov noted. “The average daily temperature was below 0C. It reached 11-12C below zero in peatlands. As of 9 May 2025,” he recalled.
By following the scientifically justified technology for growing agricultural crops, by wisely using all the steps stipulated by the regulations, Belarusian farmers will be able to get decent harvests despite weather cataclysms, he stressed. “Conference calls were organized all over the country during bad weather conditions. Including conference calls hosted by the prime minister. After surveying the state of affairs, we stipulated what should be done. We forbade replowing the affected lands. Instead of replowing a better option would be to apply retardants, microfertilizers, and regulators,” the official said.
A field can be plowed again but it will not help the crops, he added. As a result of these recommendations and the work that had been done the country managed to gather in 11 million tonnes of harvest last year.