Apple orchards will appear in Sakhalin in the framework of cooperation of regional authorities with a province of the Republic of Korea Gyeongsangbuk-About, according to June 8, the press center of the Governor and government of the island region.

Growing apples is one of the areas of activity in the Sakhalin region and the South Korean province, said the Minister of agriculture of the region Mikhail Kuzmenko at a meeting with a delegation from the Country of morning freshness. In the future, will be considered opportunities of development of livestock farming and the creation of strawberry plantations on open ground.

Businessman Hyun Duk soo, who spent two years growing vegetables in open ground of Sakhalin in the framework of joint ownership of agricultural enterprises, plans this fall to lay the garden of the South Korean Apple trees in the Aniva district. Initially, the garden will occupy three hectares. According to the businessman, foreign experts have examined the land designated for the garden, and expect the fall to conduct reclamation work, and then planted saplings of Apple-trees.