State awards bestowed upon 78 representatives of organisations, enterprises and specialised educational establishments of agro-industrial complex

State awards were presented to 78 representatives of organisations, enterprises and specialised educational establishments of the agro-industrial complex. Orders, medals and honorary titles were awarded to them for many years of fruitful work, significant personal contributions to the development of the agro-industrial complex, and the achievement of high production rates. The corresponding Decree No. 404 was signed by President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko – as reported in the Belarusian leader’s press service.

The Order of the Fatherland 2nd degree was awarded to Director of Agro-Motol JSC Vyacheslav Kashtalyan, the Order of Labour Glory – machine milking operator at Ostromechevo JSC Valentin Romanyuk, operator of artificial insemination of animals at Lyakhovichsky agricultural production co-operative Ivan Potopovich and Chairman of the Board of the 50th anniversary of the October agricultural production co-operative Grigory Shpakov.

Among the recipients of the Order of Honour are Vasily Zhelengovsky, the Director of Agro-Sad Rassvet JSC, Konstantin Koleda, Professor of the Crop Production Department at the Grodno State Agrarian University, Tatiana Kapranova, chief agronomist at Tolochin Cannery, and Yelena Mateiko, forewoman of the livestock production team at Novy Dvor-Agro agricultural enterprise.

A large group of representatives of the agro-industrial complex was awarded For Labour Merits Medal. These include Director of Maksimovichi-Agro JSC Vasily Bely, Director General of the Belarusian State Association for Livestock Breeding Belplemzhivobedinenie Ruslan Berezovik, Head of the Pig Breeding and Small Animal Husbandry Department at the Belarusian State Order of the October Revolution and Order of the Red Banner of Labour Agricultural Academy Aleksandr Solyanik, and Director of the Belarusian State Veterinary Centre Yuri Pivovarchik.

The Honoured Worker of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus honorary title was conferred on six employees of the agro-industrial complex, including tractor-driver at Rassvet named after K.P. Orlovsky Nikolai Belokursky and workshop chief at Belovezhsky JSC Larisa Khimich.

Moreover, Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree by which he announced the Gratitude of the President of the Republic of Belarus to representatives of organisations, enterprises and specialised educational establishments of the agro-industrial complex.