The Ministry of Agriculture: the strategy for the development of the greenhouse economy of Belarus will allow to close the market demand for tomatoes

The developed strategy for the development of the greenhouse economy of the country will allow to close the market demand for tomatoes. This was told on the air of the channel “Belarus 1” the head of the main department of crop production of the Ministry of agriculture Nikolai Leshik, reports sb.by.

Nikolai Leshik noted that in the off-season Belarusian producers fully provide the domestic market with fresh cucumbers:

“As for tomatoes, we have so far been able to produce them within 40 per cent. But with the introduction of new high-efficiency greenhouse complexes, which is scheduled for December 2026, and this is already in the next off-season, we will practically be able to close the need for domestic tomatoes.

Currently, a strategy for the development of the greenhouse economy of the country has been formed.

“There are programmes, funding sources have been identified for the projects under implementation, and organizations have started their implementation. This is primarily agro-combine "Zhdanovichi", JSC "DorOrs", Minsk vegetable factory, - said Nikolai Leshik.

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