The Netherlands is set to play a key technological role in one of Eurasia’s most ambitious greenhouse developments, as Dutch equipment and expertise are being deployed in the Ecoculture – Eurasia greenhouse complex in southern Kazakhstan.
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The first stage of the project is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2026 in the Turkestan region. Once fully completed, the complex is expected to become the largest protected-ground greenhouse facility in Europe, with a planned total area of 500 hectares. Central to this project is the use of advanced greenhouse systems supplied by companies from the Netherlands, a global leader in high-tech horticulture.
At the initial stage, the greenhouse will cover 51 hectares and produce up to 25,000 tonnes of tomatoes annually. According to regional authorities, this will ensure a year-round supply of fresh tomatoes for local residents. Dutch greenhouse structures and climate-control technologies will be installed, with construction currently underway on approximately 40 hectares.
The project is being implemented by the Kazakhstan-based company Ecoculture – Eurasia in partnership with the Russian agricultural holding ECO-culture. Infrastructure for the first phase has largely been completed, including external and internal utility networks. In addition to greenhouse blocks, construction includes administrative buildings, production warehouses, and a technical corridor designed to support modern, automated cultivation processes.
Investment in the first phase amounts to 42 billion tenge, with significant financing provided by the Development Bank of Kazakhstan. The project developers have emphasized that the use of Dutch equipment is critical to achieving high yields, efficient water and energy use, and stable year-round production.
In the long term, the greenhouse complex is designed to produce up to 240,000 tonnes of vegetables annually, mainly tomatoes.
As Kazakhstan accelerates the development of industrial greenhouse farming, cooperation with the Netherlands highlights how Dutch innovation continues to shape modern food production far beyond Europe’s borders.
For more details you can read the article of Svyatoslav Antonov here Kursiv (Kazakhstan) (in Russian)