KIROVSK DISTRICT, 14 February (BelTA) - Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko is touring the Rassvet agricultural company named after K.P. Orlovsky near the town of Kirovsk, Mogilev Oblast, BelTA learned.
Roman Golovchenko was briefed on the results of the company’s financial and economic performance and its development prospects. The farm produces grain and leguminous crops, oilseed rape, sugar beet, vegetables, potatoes, fruits and berries, milk and meat.
“We pay special attention to vegetable cultivation both in greenhouses and open fields,” farm director Aleksandr Bagel said. “We have 10 hectares of greenhouse space, of which 3 hectares are energy-saving (including 1.5 hectares with backlighting).
We introduced vertical culture technology in October 2023, and received our first cucumber harvest in mid-December of the same year. Special supplementary lighting helps accelerate plant growth and fasten crop ripening. In the future, we plan to continue this modernization effort. We will start in the autumn and upgrade 1.5 hectares. We grow cucumbers on an area of 5.5 hectares, and tomatoes on 4.5 hectares.”
“We pay special attention to vegetable cultivation both in greenhouses and open fields,” farm director Aleksandr Bagel said. “We have 10 hectares of greenhouse space, of which 3 hectares are energy-saving (including 1.5 hectares with backlighting).
We introduced vertical culture technology in October 2023, and received our first cucumber harvest in mid-December of the same year. Special supplementary lighting helps accelerate plant growth and fasten crop ripening. In the future, we plan to continue this modernization effort. We will start in the autumn and upgrade 1.5 hectares. We grow cucumbers on an area of 5.5 hectares, and tomatoes on 4.5 hectares.”
According to Aleksandr Bagel, cucumber vertical farming was profitable in 2024. The farm reported the profitability of sales of 4.6%. Last year the farm produced almost 4,300 tonnes of greenhouse vegetables. Since the beginning of this year, the cucumber harvest has amounted to 200 tonnes. The farm is also planning to harvest at least 550 tonnes of fresh produce this off-season period.
The farm sells its products domestically and internationally. In 2024, the farm’s exports totaled $224,000, or up by 37% over 2023. Priority markets are Moscow and St. Petersburg trade networks. The farm has a well-developed commodity distribution network in Mogilev, Bobruisk and Kirovsk.
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