In the Brest region digitized more than half of farmland

In Brest region digitized more than half of agricultural land. This was announced by the First Deputy Chairman of the Brest Regional Executive Committee Dmitry Gorodetsky during a seminar-meeting on the implementation of elements of digitalization in agricultural production, BelTA writes.

About 90 people are taking part in the event. Among them are specialists in the field of agriculture, scientists, developers. They are discussing the introduction of digitalization elements in crop and livestock production. This contributes to increasing productivity and efficiency, facilitating the work of agricultural workers.

“By applying digitalization tools, we can increase the visibility of all systems. This is the vegetation of plants, and the work of agricultural machinery, and the use of resources. Thanks to this, we save money, increase economic efficiency. In livestock, software products allow you to keep records of the herd, track productivity, timeliness of manipulations. As a result, the results are improving, Dmitry Gorodetsky emphasized. In new livestock facilities, elements of digitalization and automation are already laid at the design stage.

In Brest region there are more than 180 agricultural organizations. In each of the 16 districts, one basic farm has been identified, in which elements of digitalization will be initially introduced. They will become examples of the use of advanced technologies, as well as platforms for training specialists. “Some move faster, some move slower. But in general, we have digitized 51 percent of the region's farmland. There are areas where 100 percent, for example, Zhabinkovskiy, the first deputy chairman of the regional executive committee drew attention.

To some extent, all agricultural organizations of Brest region use elements of digitalization. There is implementation in separate segments, deeper application. In particular, the region is testing a platform for the purchase of spare parts. All farms will have access to it. Their representatives will see what parts are purchased and where they are cheaper.

Great emphasis is placed on precision farming. “We are on the path of differentiated fertilizer application, dolomite flour. Looking at the units. We are currently working on producing one of them. In general, we can see that we can get significant financial savings on the application of differentiated contributions. We increase the efficiency of digestibility by plants, because we work point by point. This brings returns in the form of grains, corn, sugar beet and other crops that are cultivated, Dmitry Gorodetsky explained. Belarus plans to digitize 3 million pages of archival documents by the end of 2026