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Japanese tomatoes thrive in Russian permafrost

Japanese technologies introduced into the deepest reaches of Siberia now allow growing tomatoes right in the midst of Russian winter.

This remarkable feat was made possible due to the construction of a large year-round greenhouse near the city of Yakutsk by Sayuri company, using the technologies supplied by Hokkaido Corporation and with the backing of Hokkaido Bank; the total sum of Japanese investments in this project reaches up to $21.7 million.

Aisen Nikolaev, the mayor of Yakutsk, praised this development, pointing out that previously during winter the city had to rely either on somewhat expensive vegetables delivered from Russia’s Krasnodar region or Chinese vegetable exports of inferior quality.

Read more at Sputnik
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