Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on Nepalese farming system

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 Nepal is the one of the rishest repositories of medicinal and aromatic plants in the world which will pave way for reaping the green glod. The demand on plant based therapeutic has been increased manifolds in both developing and developed countries due to the growing recognition that they are natural products, being non narcotic, having no side effects, easily available at affordable prices.

Although Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) carries the huge importance in the field of human health, their commercial cultivation is not practiced in Nepal. Cereals crop has been the top priority for the researchers hence there is huge gap in the modernization of MAPs in nepalese farming system. 

My take on cultivation 

As per the report of survey which we, the students of CNRM Puranchaur take; most of the local people are still unaware of the commercialisation of MAPs along with their true worth and value. They are unknown about all the cultivation practices such as seed materials selection, land preparation, sowing time, spacing, nutients requirement, irrigation, weeding, etc. In Nepal only HPPCL have the farm where MAPs are cultivated on commercial way. Due to various factors such as direct compition of maps with cereals crop for land, lack of proper agri techniques and awareness among the farmer, lack of availability of proper planting materials etc there is huge gap in modernization of cultivation of MAPs. Through the awareness programs related to MAPs, MAPs course curriculum in acedemic sectors, market facilities etc , we can inoculate MAPs in nepalese farming system. 

Shrijana Adhikari 

1976

CNRM Puranchaur

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