Perspectives and opportunities in food and agriculture sector in Belarus Sergei Skvortsov Commercial counsellor Embassy of Belarus to Belgium and Luxembourg

Agriculture Contributes 7,7% to GDP of Belarus

Main Sectors of Agriculture Breeding - 51,6% Growing - 48,4%

Belarus - Belgium Cereals 7,2 3,1 (tons, million) Potato 5,9 3,5 Flax 44,9 67,3 (tons, thousand) Cattle 4,3 2,5 (million) Pigs 3,3 6,6 Poultry 45,7 36,7 Milk

Belarusian Share in the World Population 0,2% Territory Potato 2,8% Milk 0,9% Sugar Beet 0,6% Meat 0,3% Source: FAO

Share of Food Exports (%)

Place in World Exports 3rd in Butter 5th in Milk 6th in Cheeses 7th in Dry Milk Source: FAO

Main Food Products (tons)

Main Belarusian Food Exports (US$ million)

Belarusian Shrimps

English Tee

Italian Coffee

Belgian Chocolate

Agro Production 76,2% - Agricultural organizations (1454 entities) (18,9% state owned; 2,7% foreign owned; 78,4% private & mixed) 22,1% - Individuals growing and breeding 1,7% - Farmers (2484 entities)

Organic Farming 9 farms 600 Ha (2015)  100 000 Ha (2030) Law on organic production in 2016

Main Problems Productivity Crop Capacity Storage Processing

Productivity / Crop Capacity Belarus Belgium Germany Crops (100 kg/ha) 30,1 92,1 73,2 Potato (100 kg/ha) 194 461 398 Milk (ton per cow, annually) 4,5 7,5 7,3

Processing 1 454 agricultural organizations 2 484 farmers 807 processing entities

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