J & K farmers adopt lavender farming

Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) introduced lavender farming under the CSIR-Aroma Mission in 2018

In Jammu and Kashmir, around 2500 farmers have adopted lavender farming under the Union government’s Aroma Mission. Farmers in Bhaderwah town gave up traditional maize farming and embrace lavender farming.

Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) introduced lavender farming under the CSIR-Aroma Mission in 2018. Initially institute introduce lavender farming Doda, Kishtwar, and Rajouri districts. In 2017 few marginal farmers in Bhaderwah switched to lavender farming. During the five years, under the CSIR Arom mission, 2500 farmers joined the initiative of lavender cultivation. Farmers from Tipri, Lehrote, Killar, Koundla, Himote, Sartingal, Butla, Nalthi and Nakshari villages are into profitable lavender farming. The government is providing assistance including funding, technology and marketing to the farmers associated with lavender farming.

Few of the farmers in Bhaderwah have installed machinery to extract oil from lavender flowers and manufacture aromatic products and add value to lavender. Women farmers are also into lavender farming and bringing the purple revolution to the region.  

Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) introduced