Inspirational ideas: Spruce needle juice - A product with health benefits which also adds value to the forest

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Geographical scope	European Union
Keywords	value chain Supply chain, marketing and consumption Forestry forest product multipurpose forest non-wood forest product General innovation

More than half of Estonia is covered in rich forest, and spruce is one of the main tree species. Spruce forests are usually harvested for wood and many by-products from this industry go unused. The EcoSpruce project has been working on finding a commercial value for spruce needles which have been found to have medicinal and nutritional properties.

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Read the full article in the fourth edition of Agrinnovation magazine (page 22).

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Publication date:

Friday, 30 March, 2018 - 09:30