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Rural Change examines possibilities for domestication of and
trade in aromatic and medicinal plants.
'Our
research into the feasibility of domesticating aromatic and
medicinal plants focuses primarily on the question: how can
one enhance biodiversity and at the same time create new sources
of income for farmers in the South?', says Bart de Steenhuijsen-Piters
of KIT Rural Change.
Along
with colleague John Belt he will be leaving in July for the
Indian state of Uttaranchal, to establish which of the 220
species of medicinal plants that have been identified there
are most suitable for domestication and trade. More details
available on the KIT website.
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