Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, known as CIMAP, is a frontier plant research laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Established originally as Central Indian Medicinal Plants Organisation (CIMPO) in 1959, CIMAP is steering multidisciplinary high quality research in biological and chemical sciences and extending technologies and services to the farmers and entrepreneurs of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) with its research headquarters at Lucknow and Research Centres at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pantnagar and Purara. CIMAP Research Centres are aptly situated in different agro-climatic zones of the country to facilitate multi-location field trials and research. A little more than 50 years since its inception, today, CIMAP has extended its wings overseas with scientific collaboration agreements with Malaysia. CSIR-CIMAP has signed two agreements to promote bilateral cooperation between India and Malaysia in research, development and commercialization of MAP related technologies.

CIMAP’s contribution to the Indian economy through its MAPs research is well known. Mint varieties released and agro-packages developed and popularized by CIMAP has made India the global leader in mints and related industrial products. CIMAP has released several varieties of the MAPs, their complete agro-technology and post harvest packages which have revolutionised MAPs cultivation and business scenario of the country.

To pursue developmental, promotional and related work on cultivation, production, processing, utilisation and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants with specific reference to their practical application and utility

1. To cultivate medicinal and aromatic plants, either in its own farms or through other agencies, and to process wherever necessary, the plant materialsfor obtaining their end products;
2. To carry out, in collaboration with other agencies, introduction, accimilatisation (including measures for prevention and control of pests and diseases) of exotic-species and also production of authentic high-yielding seeds, leaves and other propogating materials of medicinal and aromatic plants economic importance;
3. To encourage cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants in suitable regions of the country;
4. To carry out surveys of resources of medicinal and aromatic plants and to maintain economic statistics of the raw materials as well as finished products;

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