Economic Scope for US Botanicals
$460M in producer income$5.05B in consumer spending
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Economic Scope for US Botanicals
NBJ projects growth by 2017 to$596M in producer income$5.89B in consumer spending
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“Climate change, however, may alter weatherpatterns such that the environmental cues signalingspring emergence no longer coincide with periodsof low frost risk.” S. Souther & J.B. McGraw, WVU
Research on climate effects on herbs is emerging
Popul Ecol (2011) 53:119-129
Efforts to model under-story herb impacts began 10 years ago.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2002, 32(10): 1753-1762
Botanical industry needs of NCDC
• Predictive visualization tools enabling growers to adjust species mixes and buyers to better allocate risk geographically
• Collaborate with BCGR and others to determine bioregional climate indicator species among wild medicinal plants
• Translate complex climate change dynamics to human cultural and health impacts that affected industry sectors can grasp