22/04/2025
Stakeholder Meet on Medicinal plants on 8th and 9th March, 2025- A two-day Stakeholders’ Meet was organized on 8th and 9th March 2025 to promote the sustainable development, conservation, and trade of medicinal plants. The primary objective of this meet was to bring together farmers, entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, and other stakeholders on a common platform to discuss the latest policies, schemes, and scientific innovations related to medicinal plants. On the first day 8th March, 2025, the stakeholder meet was organized at the Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan (CBPACS), Najafgarh, New Delhi. Under this programme 120 rural farmers, farm women from G B Nagar, Bulandshahr and Najafgarh area including officials from NMPB, scientists, Ayurvedic practitioners, industry representatives were participated. On second day, the programme was conducted at Village Eklaidi, B B Nagar, Bulandshahr. The program also included demonstrations on post-harvest handling, covering timely harvesting, shade drying, storage techniques, and basic value addition processes. Experts highlighted how these steps are crucial in retaining the therapeutic properties of the herbs and enhancing their commercial value.