The horticultural industry is one of the priorities in Ukrainian agrarian business

Development of horticultural and berry fields are among the priorities for the Agriculture Ministry in Ukraine.

The Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Olga Trofymtseva noted, that the government will do everything possible for horticultural sector. And for people, involved in the production and processing of fruit and vegetables, and products sent for export to obtain support.

In recent years, exports in this segment, such as berries, increased by 4 times.

In 2015 Ukraine exported fresh and frozen berries more than for 12, 5 million dollars.

“And the main region for the purchase of this product is just the European Union. Therefore, we can say that many of our manufacturers already produce products according to the quality standards of the EU”, – assured Olga Trofymtseva.

According to ubr.ua