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Governor Anusuiya Uikey maintained that proper exploration of medicinal and economic plants could aid in boosting the farming sector of the country, especially Manipur.
A one-day awareness programme on “Entrepreneurship with Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” was organised jointly by MSME Technology Imphal and Ningol Club Heirok at Heirok Part 3 in Thoubal district.
The CSIR-NEIST has signed an agreement with over 30 farmers' groups and NGOs for propagating the aromatic plants in more than 3000 hectares of land.
Farmers were provided training at a one-day awareness cum training programme on ‘Catalysing Rural Empowerment through Cultivation, Processing, Value Addition and Marketing of Aromatic Plants’ organised by a farmers’ society ‘Forever Mapithel Society (FMS)’.
Chief executive officer and member secretary of Manipur Medicinal Plants Board Dr A Guneshwor Sharma said a road map of the contract which is going to be signed with X5 AGROTECH FPC Ltd Hyderabad will be ready within November.
Health Minister Jayantakumar said the new project will be introduced in the form of Public-Private Partnership model (PPP) and to begin the project, the Manipur State Medicinal Plant Board (MSPB) will sign an agreement with LYS Agency Private Ltd, Kwakeithel, Imphal West.
