- The farmers of Kondagaon, following the suggestions of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to adopt innovation, are producing aromatic crops on the Forestland after receiving forest rights.
- Processing units have been set up in Gothan for the oil extraction from these plants
- Sunflag Agrotech Company signs MoU to buy aromatic oil, material will go through the company to Europe and East Asia
- The production of medicinal plants is also beneficial in the malaria-free Bastar campaign
Raipur (thestates.news) As suggested by Chief Minister Mr. Baghel, the Farmers of Kondagaon have welcomed the innovative initiative to opt for the cultivation of Medicinal Aromatic plants. After receiving Forest Land Rights, the farmers have planted alternative cash crops in their forest lands to try a different approach of farming rather than just practicing the traditional mode of paddy farming. The processing units for the value addition process to these aromatic plants have also been set up in Gauthans. Earlier, the farmers who were availing just twenty-five thousand Rs as profit by cultivating paddy will be able to earn seventy-five thousand Rs by cultivating aromatic medicinal crops. The marketplace for selling the product has also been marked to make the selling process easy. Aromatic crops are being taken by individual farmers, and forest rights clusters of the district which has created huge opportunities for economic potential in the entire region. It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched this initiative on 20 June 2021. These aromatic plants have pro-health and pro-environmental qualities as the oil extracted from certain plants is also used to manufacture mosquito repellants.
