Cultivating medicinal plants in India
SummaryRecognizing the link between plants and rural livelihoods, the Medicinal Plant Conservation Centre (MPCC) in India has advanced medicinal plant conservation and reduced poverty.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $290 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In conjunction with local communities, MPCC encourages economic development opportunities through cultivation of medicinal plants, a decentralized system of nurseries raising 50,000 plants of 50 different species, and a network of herbal production centers.
Activities
By promoting cultivation of medicinal herbs, MPCC relieves much of the pressure on dwindling natural supplies of these plants.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $290
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $290 as of Feb 26, 2004. The original project funding goal was $33,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.equatorinitiative.org)
- Technical Committee recognizes MPCC (http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/secondary/advisors.htm)
- Medicinal Plants Conservation Centre (http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/secondary/equator_prize2002.htm#india2)
- Equator Initiative in the news (http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/secondary/inthenews.htm)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Through collaborative botanical inventories, villagers and MPCC have laid a sound foundation for conservation work in the state.
Project Message
The work of MPCC allows tribal communities, previously excluded from conservation work, the opportunity to actively participate in efforts to protect their botanical heritage.
- Sean Southey, UNDP
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sean Southey
UNDP
405 Lexington Avenue
4th floor
New York, NY 10174
United States
212-457-1709
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
One United Nations Plaza 21st Floor
New York,
NY
10017
United States
212-906-5000
http://www.undp.org
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Environment.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 16, 2003
