IMPHAL, Dec 12 – A two-day International Conclave on Medicinal Plants for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been formally inaugurated at the RIMS jubilee hall here Thursday.
With the objective of promoting medicinal plants, the conclave is being organised by Department of Forests, Government of Manipur in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Government of India and AYUSH with the support of World Health Organisation (WHO), India chapter and Ministry of DoNER.
Manipur’s Environment and Forests minister Th Debendra, while inaugurating the conclave, called upon the national and international delegates “to start a new era of collaboration in the management, cultivation, sustenance, cultivation, processing, marketing and research so that we can give boost to the sector”.
Stating that there is urgent need to boost the medicinal plants industry, the minister said,“the time has come to draw up comprehensive action plans to tap the potential for the development of the people of the region”.
Anita Das, former secretary of Department of AYUSH, Government of India while giving her speech during the conclave, said that as there are similarities in the forest conditions of the member countries, there is need to share experience, learn from each other and evolve a common strategy.
“The sector is critically important for the region as it can create sustainable livelihood for the people” she added and called upon the delegates “to put their best efforts to deliberate on each aspect of medicinal plants sector and come out with actionable recommendations”.
In his welcome note, S Singsit, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Manipur said there is a resurgence of use of traditional medicines across the globe. According to an estimate of WHO in 2002, the global market of traditional therapies stands at $60,000 million and is growing steadily.
Further, the global market for medicinal herbs and herbal products is estimated to touch 5 trillion US dollars by 2050.
Besides prominent scientists and experts across the country including Sonali Bisht, representative of FAO of UN, over ten international delegates from Laos, Bhutan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Veitnam, Thailand, Brunei and Cambodia are participating in the conclave which is scheduled to continue till Friday. - Assam Tribune
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With the objective of promoting medicinal plants, the conclave is being organised by Department of Forests, Government of Manipur in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Government of India and AYUSH with the support of World Health Organisation (WHO), India chapter and Ministry of DoNER.
Manipur’s Environment and Forests minister Th Debendra, while inaugurating the conclave, called upon the national and international delegates “to start a new era of collaboration in the management, cultivation, sustenance, cultivation, processing, marketing and research so that we can give boost to the sector”.
Stating that there is urgent need to boost the medicinal plants industry, the minister said,“the time has come to draw up comprehensive action plans to tap the potential for the development of the people of the region”.
Anita Das, former secretary of Department of AYUSH, Government of India while giving her speech during the conclave, said that as there are similarities in the forest conditions of the member countries, there is need to share experience, learn from each other and evolve a common strategy.
“The sector is critically important for the region as it can create sustainable livelihood for the people” she added and called upon the delegates “to put their best efforts to deliberate on each aspect of medicinal plants sector and come out with actionable recommendations”.
In his welcome note, S Singsit, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Manipur said there is a resurgence of use of traditional medicines across the globe. According to an estimate of WHO in 2002, the global market of traditional therapies stands at $60,000 million and is growing steadily.
Further, the global market for medicinal herbs and herbal products is estimated to touch 5 trillion US dollars by 2050.
Besides prominent scientists and experts across the country including Sonali Bisht, representative of FAO of UN, over ten international delegates from Laos, Bhutan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Veitnam, Thailand, Brunei and Cambodia are participating in the conclave which is scheduled to continue till Friday. - Assam Tribune
Though Manipur is a tiny state, it has about 1200 medicinal plants species including 420 indigenous medicinal plants.
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