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A Turkish-Polish partnership formed by Türkiye-based construction firm Sine Midas Stroy and Poland’s Fabe Agro is set to invest $120 million in a large-scale tomato greenhouse complex in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
The project was announced during a high-level visit by Kazakhstan’s president to Türkiye, where Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov also met with Turkish investors.
Sine Midas Stroy CEO and Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan in Mersin, Ahmet Budan, unveiled the project alongside Fabe Agro executives.
The facility will focus on industrial tomato production with a planned annual output of 36,000 tons.
The facility will be established on a 144-hectare site and will consist of seven greenhouses and a nursery.
The project will be implemented through a public-private partnership and marks Fabe Agro’s first investment in Kazakhstan’s greenhouse sector. Fabe Agro is the agricultural subsidiary of Polish infrastructure company Fabe Polska.
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov expressed support for the initiative via social media, stating, “Kazakhstan is interested in attracting high-tech investment into its agriculture sector.
We are ready to provide comprehensive support for the implementation of this export-oriented greenhouse project.”
According to the ministry, a draft investment agreement is being developed to define the implementation process, investment volume, and the obligations of each party. The two sides have reached a mutual understanding to sign the agreement and begin implementation in the coming days.
Saparov said Kazakhstan is ready to offer full backing to the project, which aligns with the government’s long-term strategy for developing its agricultural sector.
Founded in 2006, Sine Midas Stroy has been active in Kazakhstan for years, primarily in highway construction, according to the business-focused patronlardunyasi.com.
The company has worked on key road projects, including the Atyrau–Kulsary, Almaty–Korday–Merke, and Almaty–Horgos routes.
It has also partnered with Fabe Polska on Poland’s S7 motorway and completed real estate projects in Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
The greenhouse complex will be among Kazakhstan’s first modern industrial-scale tomato production facilities and aims to position the country as a competitive exporter in the regional fresh produce market.
This new project adds to a growing wave of Turkish agricultural investments in Kazakhstan. In 2024, Turkish conglomerate Alarko announced a $650 million plan to build a greenhouse and processing facility in Shymkent, designed to produce 51,000 tons of agricultural goods annually and create around 2,000 jobs.
In another major development, Turkish agribusiness firm Tiryaki Agro, in partnership with Qatar’s Hassad Food, is investing $320 million to construct Kazakhstan’s first integrated grain and legume processing plant in Astana’s Baykonur district.
Alongside a fertilizer manufacturing plant planned by Türkiye’s YDA Group, these projects bring the total value of Türkiye-linked agricultural investments in Kazakhstan to over $1.2 billion.
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