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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 4
First page : (174) Last page : (177)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7428

Income Generation of Farmers via Medicinal Plants Cultivation: A Review

Krishan Kumar Singh¹, S. P. Singh², B. Kumari², A. K. Paliwal³, J. S. Chauhan⁴ and J.M.S. Rawat^5
1School of Agricultural Science, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Botany, Hindu College, Moradabad (U.P.), India
³Department of Botany,Govt. P. G. College, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
⁴Department of Seed Science and Technology, Chauras Campus, HNB Garhwal University,
Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
⁵Government Degree College, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: forekrishna@gmail.com
Received: 18.04.2019  |  Revised: 25.05.2019   |  Accepted: 3.06.2019  

 ABSTRACT

Medicinal and aromatic plants undertaken an important position in Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani medicine. These plants provide raw materials for pharmaceuticals, cosmetic, drug and other industries. Farmers collect more income via cultivation of the medicinal and aromatic plants than other commercial and traditional crops. Trading of medicinal plants worth globally stand over $ 5 billion and about INR 3 billion in India. National medicinal plant board, India provide subsidy of 30%, 50% and 75%, according to different plant species availability for production. About 95 medicinal plants species listed under National Ayush Mission (NAM) for cultivation. About 39 angiosperm plant species of herbs, shrubs and trees are found very common and some are wild in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand state. Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants is the ideal alternative for some traditional uneconomic crops and help in medicinal plant protection.

Keywords: Medicinal plants, Farmers, Income, Cultivation.

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Cite this article: Singh, K.K., Singh, S.P., Kumari, B., Paliwal, A.K., Chauhan, J.S., & Rawat, J.M.S. (2019).  Income Generation of Farmers via Medicinal Plants Cultivation: A Review, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(4), 174-177. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7428