Report on the largest greenhouse investment projects of Russia

8 July 2021

Some of the projects featured in the report:

• Uspenskiy greenhouse complex plans to grow tomatoes and cucumbers on 5 ha. The investment amounts to 1.4 billion RUB. The implementation timeframe of the second phase is 2021-2024.
• Vesna. In the Stavropol region, a greenhouse project is being implemented by the autumn of 2023. Tomatoes and cucumbers will be grown there all year round. The total building area will be 6.5 ha with the project investment of 1 billion RUB.
• Khabarovskiy greenhouse complex intends to grow tomatoes on the area of over 11 ha. By 2021-2022, the project is planned to be implemented with the investment of 3.2 billion RUB.
• Zelenovskie Ozerki in the Kamchatka region will grow such crops as tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, eggplants. The area of the complex will be 4.5 ha. By 2021-2023, it is planned to complete the construction of greenhouses investing 2 billion RUB.
• SDO greenhouse complex. Investment project in the Orenburg region on the area of 40 ha that implies the construction of 385 greenhouses for growing currants, blackberries, blueberries, watermelon and garden strawberries. The investment amounts to 709 million RUB.

Request the report on investment projects

The given report has been prepared as part of the upcoming 6th annual international investment forum “Greenhouse complexes Russia & CIS 2021” (1-3 December, Moscow) where these and other investment projects will be discussed.

The Forum is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
More information: https://www.greenhousesforum.com/

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