The Ministry of agriculture told how wine can accelerate population growth
MOSCOW, 3 Jul — RIA Novosti. The increase in the consumption of wine and reduced, thus the consumption of strong drinks in Russia may have a positive impact on the demographic situation in the country, and also in General to improve the health of the nation, the head of the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Tkachev.
“We — the country, drinking strong alcoholic drinks: vodka, samogon, and so on. It all takes away the health and life of people, and it (the use of wine — ed.) will change the situation and demographic. And health, I hope, will change for the better”, — said Tkachev in an interview with NTV television.
He noted that in European countries, the is wine allowed on television, and it does not affect the health of residents as a whole. “There (abroad — ed.) is allowed all day, according to the level of various diseases related to alcohol, they (European countries — ed.) is much lower than our country and because we love spirits,” — said Tkachev.
“Now the situation (in Russia, alcohol — ed.) is changing in favor of wine, quality, people have started to understand, to wonder. Of course, there is a measure — water bucket to drink and die. The wine assumes the best, and most in our country don’t understands”, — said the Minister.
“The domestic production of wine grapes we grow, we have very high-quality wines have emerged, they are much cheaper than Italian, French. We bookmark the grapes are increasing every year by 50%, there is state support, there is a demand for this product,” he said.