Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, Mar 19, 2002 |
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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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Agricultural Institutions Variety - Alternative Medicines Plea to set up medicinal plants' board in TN R. Balaji
CHENNAI, March 17 THE Tamil Nadu Government should constitute a State-level medicinal plants' board as recommended by the Health Ministry, to enable farmers and entrepreneurs to source funds from Centrally-sponsored schemes and to encourage the commercial cultivation of medicinal plants, according to the Cuddalore District Herbal Plant Growers' Association. The Association Secretary, Mr S. Thanikachalam, told Business Line that the members have represented to the State Government for setting up a State-level board to facilitate access to the Centrally-sponsored schemes, and the Government had assured to take steps in this direction. The board should include farmers' representatives, he said. Earlier, the Chief Secretaries of the respective State Governments had been advised to form a State-level Medicinal Plants' Board, he said. According to Mr Thanikachalam, the association has entered into an agreement with the State-run Tampcol for purchase of the medicinal plants cultivated by them.
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