On February 21, 2017 a press conference on scientific support of crop production sector of agroindustrial complex of the Republic of Belarus was held in the Press Centre of the Press House. The event was attended by Nikolai K. Vakhonin, Director of the Institute for Land Reclamation, Candidate of Technics, Associate Professor; Dmitry V. Luzhinsky, Deputy Director General for Science of the Scientific and Practical Center for Arable Farming of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Candidate of Agriculture; Elena A. Yakimovich, Deputy Director for Science of the Institute of Plant Protection, Candidate of Agriculture; Vadim L. Makhanko, Deputy Director General for Science of the Scientific and Practical Center for Potato, Vegetable, and Fruit Growing of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Candidate of Agriculture; Victor Z. Bogdan, Deputy Director for Science of the Institute of Flax, Candidate of Agriculture, Associate Professor.

Speakers briefed the press on the latest developments of the NASB organizations in the industry. New varieties of cereals, potatoes, flax, and the status of land reclamation were discussed.