Andhra Pradesh is suitable for raising medicinal and aromatic plants and Chief Minister is encouraging the farmers to take up these crops, Commissioner for Ayush and CEO of AP Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board D. Nalini Mohan said here on Friday.
These crops would be financially beneficial to the farmers and they would also receive crop loans and the government was also arranging e-marketing facility for exporting the product, Mr. Nalini Mohan said while speaking at the inaugural session of a State-level seminar organised by the APMAPD at AU College of Pharmacy.
AP was among the top three positions for the last 15 years in the cultivation of these plants. The drawback for the farmers raising plants for Ayurvedic medicines was that they lacked cold storage facility.
Regarding Ayush, he said 20 to 50 patients were visiting each of the 1,200 medical centres of Ayurveda, Unani and other Indian medical branches every day. Government was planning to set up 50-bed hospitals in each of 13 districts under PPP mode, he informed.
CEO of Koyal Foundation Krishna Rao, senior horticulture scientist Mutyala Naidu, a Girijan farmer Bhonja Rao, Principal of AU College of Pharmacy Rajeswara Rao, AGM of NABARD Prasada Rao, DFO Suryanarayana, Assistant Professor of Horticulture College (Venkata Ramna Gudem) D. Venkata Swamy and several others discussed management of medicinal and aromatic crops, marketing and other aspects.
A mini-exhibition on medicines made from plants was arranged and the products on display attracted attention of all.
Source : The Hindu
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