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SKIDEL, 15 August (BelTA) – The agricultural industry can become self-sufficient. The government will finance only promising projects, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a working trip to Grodno Oblast, BelTA has learned.

“You have plenty of equipment, and people who want to work. All conditions have been created for agriculture. The government will be allocating the funds in the activities and programs, for which it is primarily responsible: roads, land reclamation, and so on. This is important for the state," the President said.

"We will stop supporting agriculture as heavily as we used to. Farmers need to learn to make money themselves,” said Alexander Lukashenko. He drew attention to the fact that today the prices for farm produce are high enough and they can make good money,” the President said.

"This does not mean that we will stop the support altogether. If it is necessary, if we see that the return on the invested ruble is high, we will invest,” said the head of State.

The President stressed that the state will fund only the projects aimed at specific products.