Russia can take up to 20% of the world market for organic wild plants

The potential of our country in the development of the industry is very high, experts say Russia can take up to 20% of the world market for organic wild plants, the federal center "Agroexport" said. “Russia has about a fifth of the total forest area in the world. This determines the huge potential for the development of harvesting food resources - wild berries, nuts, fruits, mushrooms, birch sap and others. According to estimates, biological reserves of only the most common of them exceed 13 million tons, of which more than 7 million tons can be harvested, ”the message says. According to Agroexport, most of these reserves are environmentally friendly and meet the current global trends in the consumption of healthy and organic products. At the same time, according to the assessment of the association "Wild plants", which is given in the message, the potential for an increase in the harvesting of wild plants in Russia is up to 5 times the current level. “A lot of raw materials are ...