Lavender Cultivation in Jammu ; Aroma Mission , CSIR-IIIM
To develop the aroma industry and give employment to pastoral communities in India, CSIR ( Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) started a well-known Aroma charge. The idea of this mission is to enhance the cultivation, production, and processing of various aromatic crops and flowers. Under this mission, CSIR-IIIM Jammu decided to grow aromatic crops on 500 acres of land. CSIR-IIM placed special provisions to provide technical and infrastructure services to the farmers and the producers of aromatic crops. It also provides various tools to extract aromatic oil and for the value addition of produce. CSIR-IIIM works to provide the farmers with proper prices for their produce and efforts are being made to support their business. CSIR-IIIM selected 10 aromatic plants Lemongrass, Rusagrass, Jammu Monarda, Mint, Geranium, Holy Basil(Tulsi), Lavender, Salvia, Rosemary, Wild Marigold with an objective to promote the cultivation of aromatic plants and also enhance the economic st...