May 4, Cherven District / Vladimir Matveev - BELTA/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is reserved about the possibility of privatizing Belarusian agricultural enterprises. He stated this today during a working trip to the Cherven District of the Minsk Region, according to a BELTA correspondent. "Today, we have a lot of people who want to get a farm, produce and sell milk and meat. Because the markets of Kazakhstan and Russia have opened up, you can sell wherever you want," said the head of state. "I am reserved about this for now, but people who have already started working, have proven themselves, and are our people, should be offered to expand." "All profitability is in the land. Therefore, he (the investor. - Ed. BELTA) must be given a normal farm so that he can engage in this business and earn money," noted Alexander Lukashenko, while visiting the dairy farm of the "Agro-Box Zooteh" branch of SP "Unibox" LLC in the Cherven District. "He should be given a farm of up to 7-10 thousand hectares. If he has 10 thousand hectares, he will not engage in any other business with the current markets and logistics," said the President. "Here you have privatization in agriculture: calmly, without straining anyone, we are not taking land plots away from the peasants, their wages are increasing threefold," noted the head of state. As the President was informed, residents have begun to return to the village near the farm. "This is our way, when people are drawn here, live normally, and the land is cultivated. Therefore, we must hand over farms to such people without fear," emphasized Alexander Lukashenko. The "Agro-Box Zooteh" branch specializes in the production of livestock products (milk, cattle). Sales profitability reaches 47%. -0-

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