Moldova places stake on nuts

On the initiative of the Moldavian Government, National Council of Activities' Coordination of the Nut Crops' promotion was created.

The Council consists of 14 people - including sitting Prime Minister of Moldova Vasiliy Tarlev, as well as Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Anatoly Gorodenko, Chairman of The Academy of Science of Moldova Georgiy Duka and other specialists.

In V. Tarlev's judgment, nuts cultivation is a rather upcoming sector for the republic. Spacing grows of walnut will be quintupled in the nearest future; specialists of the agricultural sector are already looking for the proper seed grains for the new nursery transplants. At the present time Moldova exports 10000 t of nuts every year.

One kg of walnut kernels costs 5$ on the world market.

Owing to good weather in Moldova, to good ground and pure air we have received an excellent crop of HERBS.

Herbs are plants grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. The green, leafy part of the plant is typically used. General usage differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. A medicinal herb may be a shrub or other woody plant, whereas a culinary herb is a non-woody plant. By contrast, spices are the seeds, berries, bark, root, fruit, or other parts of the plant, even leaves in some cases; although any of these, as well as any edible fruits or vegetables, may be considered "herbs" in medicinal or spiritual use. Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that they are used in small amounts and provide flavor (are spices) rather than substance to food.