NATIONAL SEMINAR About the seminar collaborate for generating more information on nature and ON Medicinal plants are invaluable natural resources its conservation. The seminar aims to highlight the crucial CULTIVATION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE of use to human race, without which the survival of role of medicinal plants cultivation, advances in research UTILIZATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR human/ animal race is impossible. There is an enormous and extension towards farming community in an LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT diversity of plants which are put into medicinal, beauty ecological, environmental and economically sustainable (20-21th November, 2019) care and culinary purposes. Cultivation of commercially way. Department of Forestry Uttar Banga Krishi important medicinal plants is in high demand as the global Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari through this National Seminar Organized by community is approaching towards a green and herbal will try to highlight the scope of Medicinal Plant Department of Forestry oriented approach. as a country has thousands of Cultivation, Sustainable Utilization, and Conservation Faculty of Horticulture year old traditional medicinal systems which rely solely on based on health care and discuss ways to enhance Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) medicinal plants. There is a gradual loss of medicinal participation of all stakeholders or the community at large Pundibari , West plants with the increasing demand of plant derived drugs. to improve MAP production and management for future Majority of medicinal plants are still collected from the uses and livelihood security. wild. This doesnot meet the demand and thereby pave ABOUT UBKV ways to adulterants. The over extraction and ignorant The "Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya" activities cause biodiversity loss. Farm production of (www.ubkv.ac.in) was established by Act XX Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) in these days is of 2000 and started functioning from 1st February, 2001. extremely vulnerable to underlying climate risk. The Head Quarter is situated at Pundibari, a rural block in Sustainable management of these resources requires the district of Cooch Behar (with 43 m MSL) which is 13 urgent attention for environmental stability and KM away from the district head-quarters. The University Sponsored by improvement of livelihood. New income generating offers undergraduate courses in Agriculture, Horticulture NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India opportunities are opening up for rural populations and in and Technology (Agril. Engineering); postgraduate particular for small-scale farmers as well as marginal courses in Agriculture and Horticulture in Agriculture, farmers through MAP cultivation. In order to promote Horticulture and Forestry. The nearest railway station is medicinal plants sector, Government of India has set up New Cooch Behar, which lies in between Kolkata and National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) which supports Guwahati train route. It is 15 KM from Pundibari and 4 KM policies/programs for overall (conservation, cultivation, from Cooch Behar town. It is situated by the side of the trade and export) growth of medicinal plants sector to national highway (NH 31) which leads from Cooch Behar meet increasing demand for medicinal plants NMBP to Siliguri. The nearest airport is Bagdogra which is 150 focusses on in-situ&ex-situ conservation and augmenting KM away from the University Head Quarters. local medicinal plants and aromatic species of medical Venue significance. New generation is not well aware of the various uses of many plants to which it was put before. Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Thus, there is an urgent need to spread the knowledge Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal and conserve the wild populations of medicinal plant diversity in various forest areas of India.

This National Seminar will provide a scientific platform for all stakeholders to exchange knowledge, discuss issues, share innovations and network with respect to MAP. It will also help traditional communities and researchers to

ABOUT COOCH BEHAR b. Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in sessions. The manuscript/abstract must be in English with is located in the northeastern part of Agroforestry and in sole Systems the title of the paper, name of Author(s), and designation West Bengal bordering Assam and . Cooch c. Sustainable development options for in MS Word (abstract strictly not more than 500 words). Behar town, the head quarter of the district which is ecosystems management with medicinal All abstracts must be sent as e-mail attachment to mainly famous for the Koch bihar Palace, noted for its plants [email protected] addressing the elegance and grandeur. Idealized from the concept of d. Insect, pest and diseases management in Organizing Secretary on or before 05 Nov, 2019. classical European style of Italian Renaissance, this medicinal plants Full papers received if received on or before 30 magnificent palace was built by the famous Koch king e. Improvement of Medicinal plants through Oct, 2019 will be considered for publication either in a Maharaja Nripendra Narayan in 1887. Another attraction biotechnological tools/genetic improvement book with ISBN or as a special issue in Journal of is the Madan Mohan Temple situated in the heart of the f. Product diversification/value addition in Agriculture Technology (NAAS rating-3.39) after peer Cooch Behar town; constructed by Maharaja Nripendra medicinal plants reviewing. The organizing committee reserves the right to Narayan during 1885 to 1889. Sagardighi, the huge tank g. Use of information technology, GPS, GIS, delegate mode of presentation depending on the number situated in the middle of Cooch Behar Town is also a Remote Sensing and nanotechnology for of papers and merit of the paper based on tourist attraction. It is a popular rendezvous in the evening medicinal plant management and originality/novelty of research work on the themes of surrounded by heritage buildings. conservation conference. An area of 4 x 3 feet will be allotted for Rasikbil, Kholta Ecotourism Spot, Rajpat Mound, 2. Education, training, law, policy, strategies poster presentation and for oral 15 minutes time will be Chilapata Reserve Forest, Gorumara National Park and participation given for each participant. andJaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary are popular tourist a. Role of traditional knowledge in destinations nearby and can be visited within a day from management and conservation actions REGISTRATION, FEES AND ACCOMMODATION Cooch Behar. Doars, Bhutan, Darjeeling or Gangtok can b. Ethno-medicinal use of plant resources Application for registration in the given format can be sent also be approached from here requiring three days. c. Marketing and extension strategies of to the Organizing Secretary as per dates. medicinal plants d. Women, gender equality, indigenous Registration fees include Seminar kit, knowledge of medicinal plants (ITK) and refreshment and food. Accommodation on request will impact of climate change on medicinal be arranged with payment basis. Accompanying person plants will not get conference kit. e. IPR and Farmers right in drug and medicinal plant sector Registration Fee Rs. 1500.00 CLIMATE: 3. Status of Medicinal Plants Resources : in Registration for UBKV Rs. 1000.00 situ and ex situ conservation Accompanying person (each) Rs. 1000.00 During the summer season, the mean daily maximum Recent Advances in breeding/improvement of Students Rs 500.00 temperature is 36.5 °C (97.7 °F), and the mean daily medicinal for quality enhancement JRF/SRF/Technical Assistants Rs 750.00 minimum is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). 4. Training-cum-Farmers Scientist Meet Company/Industry/NGO Rs 5000.00 The farmers, students and scientists will get a THEME AREAS good platform for discussing ideas and hands on AWARDS 1. Production Technology, Improvement and training on selected MAPs. Best Poster Award and Oral Presentation Award will Utilization of Medicinal Plants also be given for each session. a. Bio-farming/family/diversified farming for ABSTRACT AND FULL PAPER SUBMISSION Medicinal Plant Production and quality Organizing committee invites planting material production delegates/participants to submit abstract for presentation (oral or poster) along with full paper in different technical PATRONS Treasurer: Prof. (Dr.) Bidhan Roy, UBKV, Pundibari REGISTRAION FORM Joint Treasurers: Dr. Chirantan Chattopadhyay Ms. Vineeta, UBKV, Pundibari “Cultivation, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization Vice-Chancellor, Uttar BangaKrishiViswavidyalaya Dr. Amrit Tamang, UBKV, Pundibari of Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Improvement” Prof. (Dr.) Tanuja Manoj Nesari CEO, National Medicinal Plants Board, New Delhi Members: Name: Prof. (Dr.) Himadri Bhattacharjee, UBKV, Pundibari Prof. (Dr.) Soumen Maitra, UBKV, Pundibari Chairman: Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Choudhary (As in bank account; underline surname) Director of Research, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Prof (Dr.) Ranjit Chatterjee, UBKV, Pundibari Prof. (Dr.) Prodyut Kr. Paul, UBKV, Pundibari

Co-chairman: Prof. (Dr.) J.C. Jana, Dr. Kausik Pradhan, UBKV, Pundibari Dean, Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Dr. Saikat Das, UBKV, Pundibari 2. Designation: Dr. Surajit Khalko, UBKV, Pundibari National Advisory Committee Dr. Satyajit Hembram, UBKV, Pundibari Prof. (Dr.) S.C. Sarker, Dean, PGS, UBKV Dr. Avijit Kundu, UBKV, Pundibari Prof (Dr.) Tapan Hath, Dean, F/Agriculture, UBKV Dr. Shyamal Kheroar, UBKV, Pundibari 3. Affiliation: Prof (Dr.) Prabhat Kr. Pal, DEE, UBKV Dr. Lakshmi Hijam, UBKV, Pundibari Prof (Dr.) Dibyendu Mukhopadhyay, DSW, UBKV Dr. Manoj Kanti Debnath, UBKV, Pundibari Dr. Rupak Sarkar, Dean, F/Technology, UBKV Dr. Gobinda Mula, UBKV, Pundibari 4. Email id for communication: Prof (Dr.) A.N. Dey, Head, Forestry, UBKV Dr. Shovik Deb, UBKV, Pundibari Dr. N. P. Todaria, Ex Dean, HNB GU, Garhwal Dr. Moumita Chakraborty UBKV, Pundibari Dr. Yogesh Gokhale, TERI, New Delhi Prof. (Dr.) Tulsi S. Ghimiray, RRS (HZ), Kalimpong 5. Tel. / Mob.: Prof (Dr.) C. P. Suresh, NEHU, Tura Dr. Bimal Das, COA, UBKV, Majhian, Dakshin Dinajpur Dr. Pankaj Panwar, IISWC, RC, Chandigarh Mr. Bandhan Thapa, RRS (HZ), UBKV, Kalimpong Dr. D. Thammi Raju, NAARM, Hyderabad Dr. P. Venkatesan, NAARM, Hyderabad 6. Title of the paper submitted: Prof (Dr.) Sanjeev Kr. Chauhan, PAU Contact Person: Prof. (Dr.) A. P. Das, NBU, Siliguri 7. Choice of theme: Dr. Gopal Shukla, Organizing Secretary Dr. Nazir A Pala, SKUAST-K, Srinagar Department of Forestry 8. No. of accompanying persons Dr. Pranab Hazra, BCKV, Mohanpur Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736165 Dr. Bikash Das, ICAR RCER, RC, Ranchi 9. Status of payment of Registration Cooch Behar, West Bengal Dr. Ashok Kumar, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow Mob: 09851380707/8918396045 Organizing secretaries Email: [email protected] Dr. Gopal Shukla, UBKV, Pundibari Prof. (Dr.) Sumit Chakravarty, UBKV, Pundibari Prof (Dr.) Sumit Chakravarty, Organizing Secretary ------Department of Forestry Signature of the participant Co-Organizing Secretaries Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736165 Dr. Partha S. Patra, UBKV, Pundibari Cooch Behar, West Bengal Dr. Hossain Ali Mondal, UBKV, Pundibari Mob: 09434082687 Email: [email protected]