Archive · 13 Sep 2026
NMPB Official Praises Andhra Pradesh Medicinal Plants Initiatives
Abdul Khayoom works with the National Medicinal Plants Board.
He visited Andhra Pradesh to review work involving medicinal plants.
He met officials from AYUSH and the forest department in Vijayawada.
He inspected laboratories, a herbal museum, nurseries and seed storage facilities.
He also looked at a herbal garden and research materials.
Officials explained how plants are cultivated and how plant diseases are studied.
Khayoom praised the work of the Andhra Pradesh Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board.
He said it is important to protect medicinal plants and biodiversity in forests.
National Medicinal Plants Board deputy CEO Abdul Khayoom praised Andhra Pradesh’s medicinal plant initiatives.
Khayoom reviewed work involving cultivation, research and value-added services for medicinal plants.
He inspected laboratories, a herbal museum, nurseries, seed storage and herbal gardens.
Officials presented plant inventories, cultivation practices, disease research and future plans.
Khayoom stressed conserving medicinal plant resources and forest biodiversity during visits to Vijayawada and Rajamahendravaram.
- Who
- National Medicinal Plants Board deputy CEO Abdul Khayoom, along with AYUSH and Andhra Pradesh forest department officials.
- What
- A review of Andhra Pradesh’s medicinal plant cultivation, research, conservation and value-added activities.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Vijayawada and Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To review ongoing programmes and emphasize conservation of medicinal plant resources and forest biodiversity.
- Review official
- Abdul Khayoom, deputy CEO of the National Medicinal Plants Board
- Organizations involved
- National Medicinal Plants Board, AP Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board, AYUSH and the Andhra Pradesh forest department
- First location
- Vijayawada
- Second location
- Rajamahendravaram
- Facilities inspected
- Laboratory, herbal museum, nursery, seed storage facility, herbal garden and laboratories
- Topics reviewed
- Plant inventory, cultivation practices, plant disease research, remedies and value-added facilities
- Conservation priority
- Protection of medicinal plant resources and biodiversity in forests