The Euroregion for elderberry culture is launched in Portugal

Some alienation in Portugal leads promoters to welcome Galician partners interested in enhancing and developing the plant With the common commitment already signed on paper, the North of Portugal and Galicia once again joined forces, this time to create the Euroregion of elderberry culture, with the purpose of withdrawing from the union the advantage of increased strength to increase production , transformation and consumption of the plant at the levels of an appreciation already perceived, but not yet achieved. “We couldn't find partners in Portugal for the development of new elder-based products, but we found them in Galicia”, justifies Bruno Cardoso, general director of InovTerra-Association for Local Development, headquartered in Tarouca and focused on elder-growing . “In Galicia, there are already more than 30 products derived from elderberries, such as beers, liqueurs, jams, ...