During the all-Belarusian national Assembly Alexander Lukashenko told how he restored his village, and invited the businessmen from rural roots to revive his small home. And TUT.BY asked the entrepreneurs of the top 50, are they willing to raise the village.
— That “Conte” (Valentin baiko, the owner of “Conte Spa”. — Approx. TUT.BY) sitting directly opposite, — gave the example of a businessman President. — If he has such a village is, I’ll ask him to revive your house there. It will allow more or less healthy people who may be retired, to help, to serve, and so on. And will pay them a salary.
Valentin baiko lives in Grodno, a city which works “Conte Spa”. However, going to move to the village.
— I village no, I was born in the city — he said TUT.BY. But I have already registered the farm, engage in farming and plan to live in the village.
Now, says Valentin baiko, he works with the architect on the construction of eco-friendly wooden house, planning to move there next year.
But organic food businessman has already begun to grow.
— Two days before the all-Belarusian Assembly, my wife, three children and parents at seven in the morning collected the first harvest of strawberries that are grown without any chemicals. This is true happiness.
Another businessman, who was at the all-Belarusian Assembly, the owner of Amkodor Alexander Shakutin said that a successful business should help the village.
— Take a village? — we asked him.
— I have today, I think about 60 villages, — was surprised Alexander and explained. — I have been involved in supporting the village: three large farms, 17 thousand hectares of land… I honestly didn’t bother to count exactly how many villages in our farms, but in principle the work is carried out daily.
Native village of Alexander Shakutin — Great Babino in Orsha district.
— And in what condition it is now?
In poor, unfortunately. Where I was born, built a large agricultural town, there has been a consolidation of several farms. Of course, the infrastructure has changed for the better. But my village is dying.
But some agricultural projects, which oversees the businessman, the profit is still bring.
The first of the three farms that we took — profitable. We now formed a agricultural holding and planned to change the whole structure of management and attitude towards production. We specialize in dairy farming, to process raw materials in their own dairy plant, — said Alexander Shakutin. — Now the project is approved, it attracted the attention of our Chinese partners. And we want to invest in full the required funds to ensure that the farm does not only produce raw materials but also the final product, in particular dairy products.
I agree with the President and Pavel Topuzidis, owner of a chain of hypermarkets “Korona” and “Tabak-invest”.
— The village needs to restore the people who live there. And we must help them — that’s true, ” he said, answering the question TUT.BY. But to make commitments only after thinking. It is necessary that business does not just give money, but could involve people in the process of rebuilding the village. That’s the main thing.
By the way, the current presidential instruction to revive the village, not the first. Many high officials have cited the order of the villages from which they come.
For example, homes of the head of the presidential Administration Alexander Kosinets, located near the village where was born Alexander Lukashenko.
Is the Russian village of Selets, Orsha district, — said Alexander Kosinets. I lived there for 15 years, was ending 8th grade. What I did in the native village? First of all, I did the asphalt coating is more than three kilometers. The river in the spring, they call it “cerviva” begins to spread — we did the bridge. Fully upgraded high school — don’t let her die, put in order opportunities for housing, utilities, water supply in the village, gas. Very serious attention is paid to the development of agriculture, has built a fairly good dairy-commodity complex is put in order mendori.
However, the head of the presidential Administration frankly admits that is not likely yet reached the hands.
— Desired house of culture, to be able to relax, a nice library, a stadium in the centre of the village. Haven’t built one dairy farm. We have to build will probably do another greenhouse.
By the way, despite the revival of the village, Alexander Kosinets can rarely afford to spend a day or two at home.
— Time to rest, relax, I’m almost there, ” he says.
