Approach
Medicinal plants as a re-emerging health aid has been fuelled by the rising costs of prescription drugs in the maintenance of personal health and well-being, and the bioprospecting of new plant-derived drugs. Based on current research and financial investments, medicinal plants will, seemingly, continue to play an important role as an health aid.
Agriculture investment is now on the radar of both institutional and private investors, with many seeing agricultural investment as an ideal inflation hedge and a stable source of income in these uncertain economic conditions, here we will go some to explaining how the current market is lending itself to this type of strategy, and the various forms of agriculture investment, and lay out some of the best options available to developmental approach.
What’s Here ?
RESEARCH
The main sources of agricultural productivity growth in India during 1956-87 were public agricultural research and extension; expansion of irrigated area and rural infrastructure and improvement in human capital were also important contributors.
The rates of return to public agricultural research are high, and it appears that the government is under investing in agricultural research. Expanding public investment in research and extension would lead to even greater gains.
PLANT USES
Medicinal plants, since times immemorial, have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations, as those described in ancient texts such as the Vedas and the Bible, and obtained from commonly used traditional herbs and medicinal plants, has been traced to the occurrence of natural products with medicinal properties.