Russia invests in trial banana cultivation, first batch of bananas to be available in 27 years

After visiting Kazakhstan, personnel from the Russian agricultural sector found that local banana cultivation was very successful, prompting plans to try planting them in Russia. The project budget is $36 million, used to build a banana plantation covering nearly 46 hectares. The Russian Minister of Agriculture stated that climate change has enabled more crops to grow on Russian soil, and some companies have already submitted applications to plant tropical fruits. In February of this year, Russia added bananas to the list of ...