"Russia: Start-up greenhouse project "Belagoriya"."

Sowing of the first cucumbers on 16th January marked the operational start of the greenhouse project in Belgorod, "Belagoriya". The 14,6 Ha greenhouse complex, realised in cooperation with the Dutch company AP Holland, consists of 4 blocks of each 3 Ha for the cultivation of tomato and cucumber crops. Two of the blocks are equipped with assimilation lights and high pressure fogging systems.

The greenhouse is also included with a 7000 m2 automatic salad nursery. The technology for the crop propagation is based on the new concept that uses water basins and floating crop carriers.

From left to right: Jos van Opstal, technical director of AP Holland, Anatoly Tarasov, director of "Belagoriya" and Dick de Jong, cultivation specialist of AP Holland.

The central corridor of the greenhouse, amongst others, also houses the water storage tanks and the drip irrigation mixing units.

The required energy is provided by the new fully automatic boiler house, comprising 5 hot water boilers, 3 gas generators of 4.3 MW each, and a combined CO2 supply.

Setting new standards to the Russian market, the greenhouse project includes high technological systems, such as automatic driving transport carts that follow their way into the greenhouse thanks to the use of an induction line. The crops get packed and sorted by automatic sorting and packing lines and the greenhouse is provided with a path registration system that takes care of the labor registration.

For more information:
Dick de Jong
Klein Ambacht
Tel: +31 6 53 38 13 76
RU Tel: + 7 909 200 45 93
mail: kleinambacht@home.nl
skypename: dick.de.jong6