Russia: The first batch of hemp and rapeseed oil obtained in Buryatia

Published 2021년 11월 8일

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Buryatia, a republic in Russia, has successfully produced its first experimental batch of rapeseed and hemp oil, a move aimed at starting exports to Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Japan, and Korea. The production was tried out on 100 hectares of cannabis and 10 hectares of rape in the Tunkinsky and Ivolginsky regions, yielding 500 centners of hemp seeds and 60 centners of rapeseeds. The project is a collaboration between REC 'Baikal', the Buryat State Agricultural Academy, and a local farmer, with plans to involve more scientists in oil production and refining. The Republic is building on the experience of neighboring regions and aims to leverage the scientific and educational center 'Baikal's focus on processing industrial waste and renewable natural resources for competitive technologies and medical technologies.

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The first experimental batch of rapeseed and hemp oil was received in Buryatia, the republic's agrarians are planning to start deliveries to China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of Buryatia Galsan Dareyev told reporters about it on Monday. "This year, 100 hectares of cannabis and 10 hectares of rape were sown experimentally in the Tunkinsky and Ivolginsky regions. With a yield of 5 centners per hectare, 500 centners of hemp seeds were obtained, and with a yield of 6 centners per hectare, 60 centners of rapeseeds were obtained, from which it was oil has been produced. <...> The products are export-oriented, we plan to carry out wholesale supplies to the Asia-Pacific countries, to China, Japan, and Korea, "said Dareyev. He recalled that rapeseed oil is successfully produced in the neighboring Trans-Baikal and Krasnoyarsk regions, hemp oil - in Mordovia. "Previously, rapeseed was grown in Buryatia, but the direction did not receive proper ...

Source: Oilworld