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About Us - Minor Forest Produce Processing And Research Centre (MFP PARC) |
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Madhya Produce Pradesh State Minor Forest (Trading & Development) MFP-PARC Co-operative
Federation Ltd. is the State level apex body of primary & district level cooperative
bodies working for the benefit of forest dwellers who are earning their livelihood
from the collection of minor forest produce.
Madhya Pradesh is leader in cultivation of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants. A large
number of farmers are increasingly taking to cultivation of medicinal & aromatic
plants. To facilitate
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these NTFP collectors & MAP growers, MFP Federation has established a Processing
& Research centre in Bhopal in 2002-03 with financial support from M.P. State Agriculture
Marketing Board. This centre is known by the name Minor Forest Produce Processing
And Research Centre (MFP PARC). At present this centre is producing about 250 Ayurvedic/
Herbal preparations and is a supplier to Government Ayurvedic Hospitals of many
States.
MFP PARC is housed in the lush green setting of nursery & production plots of various
medicinal & aromatic plants. Over 150 species of medicinal & aromatic plants are
available in this well maintained campus & provides a rare opportunity to all the
stakeholders of Minor Forest Produces to see them live in a natural setting.
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Key Working Areas of MFP PARC |
• Quality control & development of standards.
• Development of processing technology for NTFP.
• Spreading awareness about our herbal wealth.
• Marketing assistance for NTFP & its products.
• Processing & marketing of honey & herbal products with GMP &
ISO 9001:2000 certification. |
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