Helping Farmers in Malabar


BGCI: The global network Our work Preventing plant extinctions Africa Central and South America China North America Russia and Georgia Southeast Asia Plants for people Medicinal plants Human well-being The Global Trees Campaign Magnolia Oaks Policy frameworks Gran Canaria II GSPC BGCI Policy Tools International Agenda 2010 BG Targets International Frameworks Plants2010 Regional & National Frameworks CITES Manual Education Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	Our work > Helping Farmers in Malabar Helping Farmers in Malabar Malabar Botanic Garden in India is promoting the cultivation of the state's native medicinal plants, by giving training in relevant techniques to local farmers. Guidance is given on the medicinal plants' cultivation, storage and trade. Malabar has also published books on this topic, and on the medicinal properties of native plants, which have been distributed to the farmers. In the last two years over 200 farmers have been trained, and a farmers society has been formed to share knowledge and to promote the mass cultivation and trade of medicinal plants. This has provided a valuable opportunity for these farmers to expand and diversify their crops, safeguarding their incomes. Source: R.Ansari (survey response). BGCI Continues with Medicinal Plant Conservation Having highlighted some important focal points with our CITES and Medicinal Plants project, BGCI is continuing it's work in this field in association with both the IUCN's Medicinal Plants Specialist Group (MPSG) and the Medicinal Plants Working Group (MPWG) of the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA). Read more... The Use of Storytelling in Communicating the Value of Medicinal Plants Read more... Find Out More Indian Medicinal Plants Database This online Encyclopedia of Indian Medicinal Plants lists the information available with Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions on each medicinal plant species such as number of vernacular names, distribution data, trade, propagation, agro-technique, seed storage, and much more. Linking Farmers with Markets Linking Farmers With Markets is primarily about the development and operation of agricultural supply chains; specifically, how they can contribute to improving the lives of the world’s farmers, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, and in maintaining sustainable supplies of food and fibre.	Related Gardens Malabar Botanical Garden India - Kerala Journal Articles *Malabar Daffodil Orchid, Ipsea malabarica, on the Verge of Extinction* May 1994 Have your say! BGCI Membership Questionnaire 2008 BGCI is striving to improve the services that we provide to our members. We need your help in order to do this. Please take 5 minutes to submit our Membership Questionnaire.