Environment and Rural AffairsDepartment officials, in conjunction withScottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, have held several meetings withrepresentatives of a number of key commercial interests to discuss their plans forthe cultivation and processing of bog myrtle oil in Scotland.A comprehensive report, producedby independent consultants, on the potential for this new product to benefit Scottishproducers and the rural economy, indicates that current demand can be met from wildharvest but that optimising future development will depend on further agronomicresearch.