Introduction

        IThe Indian Council of Agricultural Research established Directorate of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research (formerly it was National Research Centre for Medicinal & Aromatic Plants) on November 24, 1992 in a 20.2 hectare irrigated land at Boriavi in Anand district of Gujarat.

Directorate of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research, Boriavi, Anand is located on Ahmedabad-Bombay rail route. The centre is 7 km away from Anand Railway station on Anand-Ahmedabad state highway towards Nadiad. Anand is well connected to all parts of the country by road, rail and Air. The nearby airports are at Vadodara (45 km) and Ahmedabad (65 km).

From DAC, GOI, we have acquired a new farm at Lambhvel about a 3 km from the Anand Railway station in Anand- Nadiad road on leas for Rs. 1 per year. This farm has 19.18 ha of land of which 4 ha is for residential complex. A total of 17 residential quarters comprising of one type five and four each of Type-1, Type-II, Type-III and Typ-IV. In about 2 ha land, a herbal garden with about 200 species of medicinal plants and in about 6 ha, a Arboretum with about 110 species of medicinal trees/herbs are being maintained.The remaining area is used for general cultivation and seed production of medicinal plants. This farm has wall fencing in its boundary, one 15 HP Submersible Bore well for irrigation, a farm office, a processing unit, a small garden and four poly net houses.

Mandate of DMAPR

                  Develop appropriate production, protection and processing technologies for important medicinal and aromatic plants through basic, strategic and applied research.

Germplasm enhancement of various medicinal and aromatic plants

Production of parental lines and breeder's stock

Act as a National Repository for the genetic resources of some important medicinal and aromatic plants.

Coordinate research under the All India Coordinated Research Project on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants and Betelvine (AICRPMAP&B).

Act as an Information Data Bank on medicinal and aromatic plants.

Transfer of technologies developed by the DMAPR to the farmers through cooperation with the developmental agencies.

Objectives              

               To identify plants which need attention of agricultural scientists and to collect, maintain and evaluate the identified plants.

To carry out those basic researches on the chosen crops, which are useful to develop their GAP.

To coordinate the activities of the centres of AICRP on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants and Betelvine located in various agro-climatic zones of India.

To provide planting material and technical know-how generated for further testing and refinement by the centres of the co-ordinated project and DMAPR.

To develop partnership between this research centre and private sector, NGOs and farmers' associations/progressive farmers interested in promoting the use of herbal medicines.
 

Outreach Programme

        Two All India Coordinated Research Projects viz. All India Coordinated Research Project on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and All India Coordinated Research Project on Betelvine has been merged and renamed as All India Coordinated Research Project on Medicinal, Aromatic Plants and Betelvine (AICRPMAP&B). Its headquarters is housed in the DMAPR and Director DMAPR is also responsible for coordination and monitoring of research work of the project as Project Co-ordinator. There are now 21 centres in State Agricultural Universities including two new centres at IGKVV, Raipur and BAU, Ranchi and one ICAR centre at IIHR, Hirehalli.

Contact Information

The Director,
Directorate of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research (DMAPR)
Boriavi - 387 310,Anand Dist, Gujarat.

Telephone                 02692-271602
EPABX                    02692-271605, 271606

Fax                           02692-271601
E - mail                     director.dmapr@gmail.com

 

Organizational Setup

 ICAR HEAD QUARTERS
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QRT & RAC
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IMC --------------------DIRECTOR---------------- RAC
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Research

Outreach Programmes

Central Facilities

Administration

Genetic Resource Management

Crop Improvement

Crop Production

Crop Protection

Quality Assessment

Post Harvest Management

Biotechnology

All India Networking program on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

 

All India Networking programme on Betelvine

 

 

Agricultural Research Information Service

Central Instrumentation Facilities

Library

Farm facility

Active Gene Bank for  M & AP

Quality Control Laboratory

Establishment

Finance

Cash & Bill

Purchases

Store

Security

Estate Management