MINSK, 14 March (BelTA) – Belarus intends to finish building the first phase of an agrotown on the Russian island of Sakhalin by the end of 2016, the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.
According to the source, Belarus-Sakhalin cooperation develops successfully. The construction of the agrotown and a dairy farm is a key avenue of this cooperation. The construction of the first phase of the agrotown is supposed to be finished by the end of 2016.
The agricultural facilities will be built on the land of the agricultural enterprise Korsakovsky near the village of Razdolnoye. A modern animal husbandry facility for 1,200 head of cattle with the relevant infrastructure is supposed to be built there. All the conditions will be enabled for the agrotown's residents such as asphalt roads, social amenities, street lights, and natural gas supply.
Now Belarusian specialists have to adjust the initial plans bearing in mind Sakhalin's climate and remarks of the Russian side. In particular, an exercising area will no longer be part of the original Belarusian design of the dairy farm. On Sakhalin winter lasts for up to eight months. The snow cover can be as thick as 2 meters. No exercising areas are necessary in such conditions.
The first batches of Belarusian machines have been shipped to Sakhalin already, including 20 units made by Amkodor and 15 MAZ buses.
As far as agriculture is concerned, Sakhalin intends to borrow the Belarusian practice of growing vegetables in greenhouses. Apart from that, the sides will work together to test Belarusian plant potatoes.
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