Authorities in the Russian Arctic region of Yamal will promote the region’s eco-friendly products, including fish, deer meat and skin, Yamal’s Deputy Governor Alexander Kalinin said on Thursday, according to FedPress.
“Our potential to access international markets of products other than raw materials is not high, and we plan to promote our eco-friendly products: deerskin, fish and deer meat,” he said.
Over the current year, 75 companies have received assistance in the forms of consultations, support for business missions and participation in exhibitions.
“We have compensated seven companies for their expenses to take part in major international exhibitions, where our companies signed eight protocols on cooperation with foreign partners,” he added.
The region continues formalities to certify products made by the Nyda-Resource Company. “We plan to supply the first consignment of products from wild plants in the fourth quarter [of 2019] to China,” Kalinin said.
Earlier, Russia’s Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev pointed to growing export of agricultural products from the Urals’ Arctic region. In 2018, the export reached $3.2 million. By 2024, Yamal’s agricultural export should grow to $6.1 million.
Yamal is known for its rich gas fields, with one of the world’s largest LNG plants, Novatek’s Yamal LNG, located in the region.
