12 more organizations have been included in the 7 agro-industrial associations of the Vitebsk region

The process of consolidating agricultural enterprises is ongoing in the Vitebsk region. Almost 2.5 months after the creation of 7 agro-industrial associations, 12 more organizations from 8 districts have joined them, increasing the total number by almost 9%. Accordingly, the raw material zones of the integration structures have expanded.

According to the decision of the regional executive committee, published on the official website, quantitative changes have occurred in five associations. The integration structure based at the Glubokoye Dairy and Canning Plant has expanded the most. It includes the joint-stock companies "AGROVIDZY," which once determined the situation in livestock and fodder production in the Braslav district, "Dovatorsky" and "Zhviranka" from the Sharkovshchyna district, which increased their revenue by 26% and almost 6% respectively in 2019, as well as OJSC "Chernevichi" from Glubokoye. The agro-industrial association of the Polotsk Dairy Plant has expanded due to the joint-stock companies "Ilyushinsky" (Ushachi district), Glubokoye's "Knyazh," and Miory's "Nikolayevsky."

The agro-association based at the Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant will now include the Senno farms "Lituzovo" and "Sinegorskoye." The raw material zone of the Orsha Meat Canning Plant has increased due to the Tolochin organizations "Slavnoye" and "Breeding Plant 'Reconstructor'." OJSC "Kamaysky-AGRO" has joined the participants of the agroholding of the Postavy Dairy Plant. In addition, by the same decision, OJSC "Vitebskhleboprom" and OJSC "Malkovo" from the Liozno district have been excluded from the integration structures. Thus, a total of 144 organizations are interacting within the 7 agro-industrial associations.

According to the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Agriculture and Food Department, the current newcomers were also planned to be included in agroholdings, but the organizations could not resolve the necessary procedural issues by March 1, 2020. This refers to the fulfillment of the conditions stipulated in clause 1.1 of the Decree of the President of Belarus of February 25, 2020 No. 70 "On the Development of the Vitebsk Region's Agro-Industrial Complex". According to the document, organizations with a communal share in charter capital of at least 50% can conclude an agro-industrial association agreement. Most of the newcomers lacked a few percent for this (according to data as of early 2020). By the time the regional executive committee made its decision, this condition had been met.

"Vitebskiye Vesti", photo from the "VV" archive.