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A Chinese company, Shandong Lisente Agrotechnology, will build a greenhouse complex in the Bremina-Orsha special economic zone. The announcement was made by the company’s head Wang Shoubo following a meeting with the leadership of the Vitsyebsk regional executive committee.
“This is not our first visit to Belarus and the Vitsyebsk region. During our previous visit in October, we familiarised ourselves with the region’s potential and selected a site for the construction of the greenhouse complex. This time we are discussing the details of cooperation, refining the schedule, and will then proceed to develop a business plan for the project. We have chosen a site in the Bremina-Orsha SEZ for construction.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries will be grown in the greenhouses. There will also be an exhibition area to showcase modern cultivation technologies for other crops, as well as a small zone for experimental seed production. The greenhouse complex is expected to cover 25 hectares,” he said, as quoted by BelTA.
According to him, the produce will primarily be sold on local markets, as well as in Russia and other countries.
It should be recalled that in September last year, Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Wang Shoubo in Beijing. Following the meeting, businessman Siarhei Tsiatseryn, who is close to Lukashenka, said the first project would be launched in the Vitsyebsk region, with both Chinese and Belarusian investors involved, while the technologies would be Chinese.
First Deputy Chairman of the Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee Siarhei Liaukovich said the project would not be limited to the Orsha district.
“We are interested in the approaches of the Chinese side, including cooperation in investment in such projects. I am confident that greenhouse production will not be limited to the Orsha district, and we will develop it in other parts of the region as well. We are also interested in Chinese financial instruments, their approaches, and expertise in greenhouse production. Together with Shandong Lisente Agrotechnology, we have good prospects for establishing joint production of greenhouse vegetables,” he said.
Leukovich added that the project could be implemented within the next two to three years.