After land reclamation works in all districts of Brest region, crop production increased

The growth of production volumes in relation to 2021 is ensured for almost all main types of crop production, including through an increase in yields. This is today, September 28, during the meeting of the Brest regional Executive Committee said the Chairman of the Committee on agriculture and food Anatoly Shchuplenkov, reports sb.by.

- Thanks to the support of the Head of State, the volume of reclamation works in the Brest region in relation to 2021 increased by more than 7.5 times (from four to 30 thousand hectares). In 2025, reclaimed lands produced 46 percent (833 thousand tons) of the total shaft of grain, 57 percent of potatoes (95.5 thousand tons), 62 percent of vegetables (173.7 thousand tons), and almost half (46 percent) of grass feed (5.7 million tons of green mass). The growth of production volumes by 2021 is ensured for almost all main types of crop production, including through increased yields. So, grain and legumes - an increase of 252 thousand tons or 1.4 times, yield increased by 9.7 c / ha to 41.9 c / ha, flax fiber - an increase of almost 1 thousand tons or 4.7 times, yield increased by 4.3 c / ha to 14.7 c / ha, sugar beet added 54.8 thousand tons or 22 percent, yield plus 114 c / ha, vegetables increased by 12.3 thousand tons or 8 percent and 28 c / ha. In addition, 134 million rubles of gross production were received.

It is worth noting that in the structure of agricultural lands of the Brest region, reclaimed lands occupy 51 percent of the total volume or 676,000 hectares. At the same time, in four districts (Drogichynsky, Ivanovo, Kobrinsky and Pinsk), reclaimed lands occupy more than 60 percent, and in Gantsevichi, Luninetsk and Maloritsky more than 70 percent. In the Brest region for five years put into operation more than 110 thousand hectares of reclaimed land