Aronia for Japan
From TVP Bialystok (Poland translated)
Poland has long been the largest producer of aronia (chokeberries) in the world. In the Podlaskie province there are two hundred hectares of plantations of the fruit. Health properties of aronia (chokeberry), valued by experts, are especially useful for people exposed to harmful radiation, as in the inhabitants of the Japanese Fukushima area where the spring of this year, the tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant. - This effect has been very well researched. Over the years, aronia (chokeberry) was tested in military institutes, because we were afraid of the atomic bomb - said prof. Iwona Wawer of the Medical University of Warsaw.
So came the idea for the export of Polish aronia (chokeberry) to Japan. Members Augustowsko-Podlaski Eco Farmers Association began working with Japanese companies. The talks involved the Polish Embassy in Japan. This can be an important market for our growers. - It might be a good chance, but we need to be patient and work persistently…