Buyer and seller meet of medicinal plant growers
Correspondent
SHILLONG, November 29, 2019: A one day Buyer and Seller Meet of traditional medicinal plant growers and practitioner held at the KJP Assembly Conference Centre in Shillong Friday. The Meet, inaugurated by CP Marak, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force Meghalaya, Shillong, was organised by the Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry Division, East Khasi Hills, Shillong under the aegis of the Meghalaya State Medicinal Plants Board, Forest and Environment Department in association with the National Medicinal Plants board, New Delhi.
Addressing the gathering CP Marak said that the practice of traditional healing and traditional medicine in biodiversity rich state of Meghalaya is as old as the hills itself. In order to boost the activities of traditional medicinal plant growers and practitioner, Marak reiterated the need for standardization of packaging of medicinal plants. He also said that the post harvest handling of any part of the medicinal plants needs to be improved.
Earlier RS Gill, CEO, Meghalaya State Medicinal Plants Board gave the welcome address. The programme was followed by technical sessions which were conducted by resource persons from National Medicinal Plants Board, Department of Biotechnology, University of Madras, Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat and Regional Cum Felicitation Centre –North East Region. .