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JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government is pushing major reforms in the medicinal and aromatic plants sector, with Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Saturday calling for a scientifically-driven and commercially-viable strategy to unlock its vast economic and livelihood potential.

The administration is also planning suitable amendments to the J-K Minor Forest Produce Policy-2022 to boost farmer participation, strengthen the research and development (R-D) infrastructure, and improve market linkages, an official said.

Dulloo chaired a joint meeting of the forest and agriculture production departments and the CSIR-Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu to finalise a roadmap for commercial cultivation, conservation and large-scale promotion of medicinal and aromatic pla

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