The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) on Monday launched consortia for medicinal plants to deliberate on quality planting material, research and development, cultivation and trade of medicinal plants.

According to the Ministry of AYUSH, the NMPB envisages the necessity of connectivity between stakeholders in the supply chain and value chain of medicinal plants.

“The NMPB consortia will address or deliberate (not limited to) on quality planting material, research and development, cultivation, trade of medicinal plants/market linkage etc,” it said.