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More than 200 different plant species have been successfully cultivated over the past five years at the coldest place on Earth. Specialists from the Russian Antarctic Expedition and the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute have grown a wide range of leafy greens, vegetables, and melon varieties at Vostok Station—despite the extreme climatic conditions.

Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers from the station’s own greenhouse are now an almost permanent part of the polar researchers’ diet. Looking ahead, the cultivation of strawberries is also planned.

The fruit and berry growing project is part of the “Plants” experiment and has been conducted since 2020 in cooperation with the Agrophysical Research Institute and the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In the phytotechnological greenhouse complex, various types of cabbage, leafy greens, herbs, as well as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and watermelons are grown.

The imports of agriculture machinery and implements into the country during the fist half of current financial year grew by 21.64 percent as compared to the imports of the corresponding period of the last year.

Agriculture machinery valued at $65.760 million were imported during the period from July-December 2026 as compared to the imports of $54.059 million of the same period of the last year, , according the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Meanwhile, the imports of agriculture and other chemicals group into the country during first half of the current financial year increased by 9.04 percent as compared to the imports of the corresponding period of the last year.

During the period from July-December, 2026, agricultural chemicals worth of $5.373 billion were imported as compared to the imports of $4.928 billion of the same period of the last year.

However, imports of fertilizer manufactured into the country reduced by 2.62 percent as 661,707 metric tons of fertilizer valued at $482.792 million was imported as compared to the imports of 719,583 metric tons worth of $440.341 million of the same period of the last year.

Meanwhile, country spent $97.937 million of the imports of 19,003 metric tons of different insecticides in last 06 months of current financial year as compared to the imports of 12,702 metric tons valued at $67.365 million of the same period of the last year.

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