Business Opportunities in Agriculture: 150 Field Interviews (Book)

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    Medicinal herbs for the coming season

    Medicinal herbs for the forth coming season. For the forth coming season (June – October) growers can grow Tulasi(Ocimum tenuiflorum), Kalmeg(Andrographis paniculata), satavari(Asparagus racemosus), ashwaganda(Withania somnifera), Makoy (Solanum nigrum) kaunch(Mucuna pruriens)etc. and grow in...
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    Purchase of planting material of medicinal herbs

    medicinal plants The herbs like Evolvulus alsinoides, Tribulus terrestris, Eclipta prostrata are usually collected from open lands,cultivated land hedges. Cultivation is rare. Organic cultivation is a good thing.Seeds of Asparagus, Ocimum sanctum , O. basilicum, Nigella, Hibiscus abelmoschus...
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    Krishnagiri Mattu sandai

    Krishnagiri cattle market There are two cattle markets near Krishnagiri, Wednesday - Orappam (On the way to Bargur from Krishnagiri (Chennai National Highway) Kundharapalli - (3 km from Bangalore NH Kundharapalli road junction)- This is on Fridays. Kariamangalam is on Tuesdays.
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    Wish to buy medicinal plants suited to sandy soil

    medicinal plants Brahmi requires more water and slightly clay soil. Shatavari is more suited for sandy soils. It needs minimum 18 months time for root harvest. Te root demand is more. During summer months even senna can be cultivated.Senna should be sown in march and harvested by june. it...
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    Momordica charantia(Bitter gourd)

    Dear Friends bitter guard(Kareela, Hagal kaai, kakara kai, pagal kaai) is a famous dietary supplement for sugar patients. Dried bitter guard is an important crude drug in the market. It is being consumed in ton quantities by the herbal extraction industries. Whenever excess production or low...
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    Butea monosperma flower

    The flowers of Butea monosprma(B. frondosa) is called tesu phool, palash, dhak, kattumurukku etc. It is also called flame of the forest. It is used by the Ayurvedic herbal industries. It can be collected, dried and sold to the market. The seeds of Butea are also having commercial medical...
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    Turn Key Medicinal Plantation

    Medicinal Herb cultivation. Dear Sir, Can you do your service in the southern states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh? where more potential for medicinal herb cultivation and more medicinal herb based industries.
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    medicinal plants available

    planting materials Satavar, Aloe vera and Sarpaganda seedlings can be used as planting materials by the interested growers. Nagarmotha and Mandukaparni are very rarely grown by the people. It is commonly available and cultivation is not at all happening. There is scope and demand for satavar...
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    Bael fruit

    Aegle marmelos (Bael) The bilva leaf is the sacred leaf to perform pooja of lord Shiva. The fruits of bael is now maturing and changing colour. The bael fruits can be sold as a crude drug in the market. The matured fruits should be collected from the tree, it should be steamed for 15 minutes in...
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    kaju plantation in odisha

    cashew Cashew (Kaju) grafted saplings may be sourced from nurseries of near by places or from neighbouring states and planted. Paddy harvesting machines are available with subsidy. Expected budjet is around 15Lakh. You can contact dealers of machines and purchase with the bank's assistance.
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    Ginseng Root required

    Ginseng Ginseng(Panax ginseng) is cultivated in Korea and china, it may be imported from those countries. it is also available in Delhi, Amrister markets. It is a slow growing plant, it takes 4-5 years to get good quality roots. It is meant for aphrodisiac use. Its value is more.
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    chicory cultivation in south india

    Chicory In Karnataka climate chicory will grow well. The crop is under the control of some coffee marketing companies. The root is the part used in this crop. Simply growing is not sufficient. It needs to be processed. The polysaccharide content in the root is an important parameter. One has...
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    Natural Rubber

    Inter cropping/Hedge crop Dear friends vasaka is a tall shrub it can be grown only in the hedges. It is a perennial crop kept for several years. The vasaka leaves can be collected periodically dried and sold. There is considerable demand for vasaka leaf. It is used in cough syrup, asthma and...
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    Natural Rubber

    Intercropping The shade loving plants or legume ground covers can be planted in the rubber garden. Mucuna pruriens cultivated variety can be planted during june - aug , it will grow profusely and produce bunches of fruits, the seeds are like bean seeds. It can be sold in the market. Around 250...
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    psoralea corylifolia [ Bawachi seed]

    Bahuchi seeds Bahuchi (Psoralea corylifolia) seeds are known to control psoriasis ans and other skin infections. Ayurvedic drug manufactring companies, herbal extract production companies and crude drug dealers purchase this material. But the quantity should be 50 kg and above.
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    Graviola

    Annona muricata [B]The Annona muricata fruits are called Lakshman fal, Hanum fal etc in the local language, The trees are available at the Horticulture garden of University of Agriculture science Bangalore, Indan institute of Horticulture research Bangalore. Some gardens often having this tree...
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    Medicinal herb cultivation

    Dear Friends I found following reasons for the loss happened to some growers in the cultivation of medicinal plants. 1. Not growing the herb in correct season 2. Growers not able to give sufficient water to the crop 3. Growers are not willing to apply sufficient manure to the crop 4. Growers...
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    Aloe vera

    If you have more Aloe vera it can be sliced and dried. Completely dried slices can be sold. Since it is summer season drying is easy in sunlight. It cannot be done during rainy seasons. Aloe musamber can also be prepared which fetches more price. It is a stable value added product.
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    Ways to succeed in medicinal plant business

    1. Choose a plant that is in large demand (in tonnage) 2. Choose a plant that fetches good price 3. Understand the quality requirement 4. Find out minimum 5 buyers 5. Find out the correct harvest season 6. Devote your time, effort and resource to make the thing success. Every thing not...
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    Stevia subsidy

    Subsidy Usually subsidy for medicinal and aromatic plants is provided by National medicinal plants board. It is distributed through state medicinal plant boards. State meicinal plant board has selected some specific area and specific crop. Only those areas it can be availed eg salem area of...
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