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Table 3
(continued)
Types of constraints
Issues
Sustainability
– Rapid urbanisation and Commercialisation of medicinal plant extraction
– Decline in the use of traditional knowledge for conservation
– Overuse of medicinal plant diversity for pharmaceuticals, aromatic and industrial consumption
– Lack of multi-sectoral approach
– Lack of holistic development of all land based resources/departments (forest, agriculture, animal husbandry,
health, water conservation, mining etc.)
– Long gestation period
– Non application of organic farming
– Lack of sustainable harvesting protocol
– Shift from traditional use to commercial use and sale
– Small land holdings
– Lack of support in wasteland development
Types of measures to promote medicinal plant cultivation
Sustainable measures
– Capacity Building Training and Workshop for Cultivation and Conservation of Medicinal Plants
– Establish linkages with health care & Eco-tourism: Panchakarma experience
Source
From various sources