Russia: Greenhouse vegetable production has increased 1.5 times in five years in Khabarovsk Krai

Greenhouse complexes in Khabarovsk Krai have increased vegetable production by 1.5 times in five years. This was reported by the regional government. "Over five years, the volume has increased by 1.5 times - from 1.9 to 3 thousand tons. Over 11 months of this year, 3.2 thousand tons of greenhouse vegetables were collected, which is 20% more than a year earlier," the report says. As Svetlana Kondrashova, head of the investment, export development and personnel department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the region, specified, since 2019, the harvest of vegetables in greenhouses has increased by more than 50%. By the end of November, enterprises produced more vegetables than in the whole of last year. "We predict that by the end of the year, about 3.5 thousand tons of vegetables will be produced," Kondrashova said. According to her, cucumbers, tomatoes, and greens are grown. Earlier, Kondrashova told TASS that self-sufficiency in open and closed ground vegetables in the ...