The South Kazakhstan region has started exporting lemons to Russia. The fruit grows very well in domestic greenhouses and has a high yield. According to the farmers, investments are paid off after several years and bring good profit.
Gulzinat Idrissova at the agriculture department said, ''Mostly we supply fruits to Shymkent, Astana, Almaty, and even to Russian markets. In the past five years, five lemon tree orangeries have been opened in Southern Kazakhstan. Special watering, care and special feeding helped get the first fruits this year. Everything began with 3.5 hectares of land where seedlings of ‘Mary’ varieties were planted. In three more years, each bush will produce up to 30 kilograms of lemons.''
