OREANDA-NEWS  For the first time in Kazakhstan, the Turkish company GenGroup Qazaqstan has started growing bananas in the Turkestan region of the republic (in the south), the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reported.

"In the Turkestan region, bananas will be produced in industrial volumes. The Turkish company GenGroup Qazaqstan has built a greenhouse complex with an area of 5.3 hectares with banana trees in the region. The banana variety was bred specially and adapted to Kazakhstan's climatic conditions," the Ministry of Agriculture said in a press release.

According to the report, in the near future the greenhouse will expand by another five hectares, which will produce about 1 thousand tons of bananas per year. The first harvest is planned to be harvested in 6-8 months. In addition to exotic fruit, tomatoes and strawberries will be grown in greenhouses.

According to the agrarian department, the cost of the project at the first stage is four million US dollars. During the construction, the Turkish company used high-strength structures, greenhouses are equipped with climate control and adaptive nutrition system, which allow you to fully unlock the genetic potential of plants even in the most adverse weather conditions.