““Women Cooperatives for Women Cooperatives for Medicinal and Innovative Medicinal and Innovative

Nutritional Plants” Nutritional Plants”

Ms. Sweta PatelMs. Sweta Patel

India India

DEMAND OF MEDICINAL DEMAND OF MEDICINAL PLANTSPLANTS

• WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATIONWORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

• EXIM BANKEXIM BANK

• OTHERSOTHERS

Statistics of Land in Statistics of Land in IndiaIndia• Geographical areaGeographical area 329 Million 329 Million

HectareHectare

• Land utilization areaLand utilization area 305 MH305 MH

• Cultivated areaCultivated area 190 MH190 MH

• Irrigated areaIrrigated area 73 MH73 MH

• Area under forestArea under forest 69 MH69 MH

• Potential area for medicinal and Potential area for medicinal and nutritional plantsnutritional plants 142 MH142 MH

Climatic ConditionsClimatic Conditions

• 15 Agro climatic zones 15 Agro climatic zones

• 47000 different plant species 47000 different plant species

• 15000 medicinal plants 15000 medicinal plants

Health as WHO definedHealth as WHO defined

• state of complete mental, physical, state of complete mental, physical, social and spiritual well being and social and spiritual well being and not merely absence of diseases or not merely absence of diseases or informityinformity

Ayurveda as blessingAyurveda as blessing

• Ayurveda = Indian system of Ayurveda = Indian system of medicinemedicine

• CheaperCheaper

• Traditionally usedTraditionally used

• No side effectsNo side effects

• Supportive to rural & agro economySupportive to rural & agro economy

Government InitiativesGovernment Initiatives

• National Medicinal Plants Board National Medicinal Plants Board

• National Tree Growers Cooperative National Tree Growers Cooperative Federation Federation

• Ayurveda BoardAyurveda Board

• UniversitiesUniversities

• Research & DevelopmentResearch & Development

Women strengthsWomen strengths

• NumberNumber• ProximityProximity• KnowledgeKnowledge• Traditionally familiarTraditionally familiar• ExpertiseExpertise• Women in cooperativesWomen in cooperatives• Women in politicsWomen in politics• Women in various professionsWomen in various professions• Women in agricultureWomen in agriculture

Women in CooperativesWomen in Cooperatives

• No. of Women Society No. of Women Society 85008500

• Membership 850000 Membership 850000

• Share Capital 161 Million INRShare Capital 161 Million INR

• Turnover (960 Million INR) Turnover (960 Million INR)

• Government Participation 21%Government Participation 21%

• 37% Society earned profit 37% Society earned profit

Cooperatives in India Cooperatives in India

• Member exceeding 23 millionMember exceeding 23 million• Cooperatives exceeding 530,000Cooperatives exceeding 530,000• 100% villages covered through coop net100% villages covered through coop net• Primary Agriculture and Marketing Society Primary Agriculture and Marketing Society

Network – 93000Network – 93000• Total membership of 103 millionTotal membership of 103 million• Women members in PACS are exceeding 3 Women members in PACS are exceeding 3

million million • National Tree Growers Cooperative Federation National Tree Growers Cooperative Federation • Primary Tree Growers’ Cooperative Society Primary Tree Growers’ Cooperative Society

633 633

Medicinal & Nutritional Medicinal & Nutritional PlantsPlants • Isabgool = Psylium Husk Isabgool = Psylium Husk • Gooseberry Gooseberry • Myrobalan Myrobalan • Aloe vera Aloe vera • Indian senna Indian senna • Sandlwood Sandlwood • Holy Basil Holy Basil • Cinchona Cinchona • Opium Opium • Chest nutChest nut

• MushroomMushroom

Women Cooperatives for Women Cooperatives for Medicinal & Nutritional PlantsMedicinal & Nutritional Plants• PrimaryPrimary• District LevelDistrict Level• State LevelState Level• National LevelNational Level• Networking withNetworking with

– AgricultureAgriculture– CreditCredit– ForestForest– MarketingMarketing– ProcessingProcessing– InfrastructureInfrastructure– Scientific, Research & DevelopmentScientific, Research & Development– EducationEducation

THANKS!!!!THANKS!!!!

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