Visiting Ezersky agricultural production cooperative, Cherykau district, Mogilev region, Alexander Lukashenko stated that the country should improve the competitiveness of agricultural production. The head of state also demanded the chairman of Mogilev Regional Executive Committee, Pyotr Rudnik, to restore order on the ground in the region. "The region must be clean. The contour of each field must be put in order. You can not work in a slapdash manner", the President said.
«Introduce a military discipline, set a task — from farmers to the heads of executive committees. You know how to do that», the head of state added, addressing Pyotr Rudnik, BelTA informs.
According to Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus should be ahead of Russia in the sphere of agricultural production. «Russia will go ahead. They have more resources, they have enough money», Belarusian leader said. «They are following us, learning our experience. We must not lag behind. We have to win by a step, a half-step in this race».
However, the head of state stressed that all his orders — regarding to put an order on the ground and solve problems in agriculture — should be strictly performed. The President also noted that agricultural specialist should be interested to work on the ground.
«No specialist, no chief of the sector has a right to leave without your permission this year», Alexander Lukashenko addressed Pyotr Rudnik. According to the head of the country, the state spends about 15 thousand dollars to prepare such specialist, so, they should be repaid.
