A plan to develop a 22,000 hectare plantation area for corn and beans is being actively studied by the South Korean government.
The aim is to develop and implement the best Siberian R&D innovations in agriculture, it was announced.
Despite the cold weather, growers in Irkutsk are managing to sell their own fruit developed in greenhouses and pollinated by foreign bees.
The Yamal peninsula has the world's richest gas reserves, and soon it will grow juicy tomatoes as well.
'Turn to the East', which started a year ago, is gaining popularity
The massive property boost for the republic's capital Ulan-Ude was unveiled ahead of the major Baikal Forum of Economics in the city.
Mikhail Kokorich is a man who can, quite literally, say he is reaching for the stars.