Monday, December 12, 2011

Ramnagar village for herbal farming

Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine (IIIM) Jammu has decided to adopt village Incha (Kulwanta) in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district for promoting herbal farming so as to exploit topography for the development of medicinal plants.

Dr Ram Vishwakarma, Director IIIM Jammu, who visited the area accompanied by Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, president J&K Ex-services League to help ex-servicemen and the locals, announced to encourage income generation activities by developing herbal products.

The IIIM Director laid stress on proper harvesting of Berberi (Rasaunt). He also suggested that area was very suitable for Mentha and Ashwagandha plantation. He promised to survey the area and provide processing unit.

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