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“Women Cooperatives for Medicinal and Innovative Nutritional Plants”

“Women Cooperatives for Medicinal and Innovative Nutritional Plants”. Ms. Sweta Patel India. DEMAND OF MEDICINAL PLANTS. WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION EXIM BANK OTHERS. Statistics of Land in India. Geographical area 329 Million Hectare Land utilization area 305 MH Cultivated area 190 MH

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“Women Cooperatives for Medicinal and Innovative Nutritional Plants”

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  1. “Women Cooperatives for Medicinal and Innovative Nutritional Plants” Ms. Sweta Patel India

  2. DEMAND OF MEDICINAL PLANTS • WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION • EXIM BANK • OTHERS

  3. Statistics of Land in India • Geographical area 329 Million Hectare • Land utilization area 305 MH • Cultivated area 190 MH • Irrigated area 73 MH • Area under forest 69 MH • Potential area for medicinal and nutritional plants 142 MH

  4. Climatic Conditions • 15 Agro climatic zones • 47000 different plant species • 15000 medicinal plants

  5. Health as WHO defined • state of complete mental, physical, social and spiritual well being and not merely absence of diseases or informity

  6. Ayurveda as blessing • Ayurveda = Indian system of medicine • Cheaper • Traditionally used • No side effects • Supportive to rural & agro economy

  7. Government Initiatives • National Medicinal Plants Board • National Tree Growers Cooperative Federation • Ayurveda Board • Universities • Research & Development

  8. Women strengths • Number • Proximity • Knowledge • Traditionally familiar • Expertise • Women in cooperatives • Women in politics • Women in various professions • Women in agriculture

  9. Women in Cooperatives • No. of Women Society 8500 • Membership 850000 • Share Capital 161 Million INR • Turnover (960 Million INR) • Government Participation 21% • 37% Society earned profit

  10. Cooperatives in India • Member exceeding 23 million • Cooperatives exceeding 530,000 • 100% villages covered through coop net • Primary Agriculture and Marketing Society Network – 93000 • Total membership of 103 million • Women members in PACS are exceeding 3 million • National Tree Growers Cooperative Federation • Primary Tree Growers’ Cooperative Society 633

  11. Medicinal & Nutritional Plants • Isabgool = Psylium Husk • Gooseberry • Myrobalan • Aloe vera • Indian senna • Sandlwood • Holy Basil • Cinchona • Opium • Chest nut • Mushroom

  12. Women Cooperatives for Medicinal & Nutritional Plants • Primary • District Level • State Level • National Level • Networking with • Agriculture • Credit • Forest • Marketing • Processing • Infrastructure • Scientific, Research & Development • Education

  13. THANKS!!!! • For further detail – write to: Sweta.patel@rediffmail.com

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