EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
“There is much to discuss today. Your visit to Belarus is no coincidence, given that our country plays a crucial role in ensuring the global food security,” the head of state said.
“You are well aware of our capabilities and our policies in the field of food production, technologies, and our role in ensuring global food security. We have a highly developed agricultural sector, and we produce the full range of necessary agricultural machinery for cultivating various crops,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted. “Most importantly, today we cooperate with those states that need technologies in the field of agribusiness. We not only sell food there, but do everything to ensure that these countries and their citizens have the ability to manufacture agricultural products themselves. We train people both there and in Belarus, and we have achieved a great deal in food production and providing food for the citizens, for example, of Africa."
Belarus has been a full member of the FAO since 2005. The country participates in the development and adoption of decisions on international issues in the agricultural and food sectors, and exchanges information with member states on the measures taken and the progress achieved in improving the quality of nutrition and the standard of living and enhancing the efficiency of agricultural production and distribution.
Since joining the FAO, Belarus has implemented bilateral technical cooperation projects totaling approximately $2 million and also a number of regional projects of the organization. Four FAO projects totaling $470,000 are currently in progress. For the period up to 2030, possible project financing for Belarus of up to $1 million is envisaged. Up to $1 million in potential project financing is planned for Belarus for the period through 2030.