 Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8: CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu organized a national workshop on the theme, "CSIR-Aroma Mission: Value Addition of High Value Aroma Ingredients for Socio-Economic Upliftment & Rural Prosperity".
According to press release, the delegates, industrialists and entrepreneurs drawn from all over India attended this workshop.
This National workshop was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Ram Vishwakarma, Director, IIIM and President of Workshop, Er. Rajneesh Anand, Chief Scientist & Chairman, and Dr. Tasduq Abdullah, Organising Secretary.
Dr S.V. Shukla from Fragrance & Flavour Development Centre (FFDC) Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Nivedita Assar M/s Mohini Agency Industrial Fragrances (I) Pvt. Ltd Navi Mumbai, Ajay K. Jain, MD Virat Exports Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Dr. Ramakant Harlalka, Nishant Aromas, Mumbai, Dr. R.L. Gupta from Menthol and Allied, Ghaziabad, Dr. Sumit Gairola and Dr. Perwaiz Hassan were among the main speakers who presented their work covering research & development and commercial aspects of aroma and its scope for entrepreneurship.
Earlier the inaugural function of the workshop was held in the auditorium of CSIR-IIIM.
At the inaugural function, Dr. Ram Vishw-akarma, Director, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu in his welcome address said that CSIR-Aroma Mission has been launched to boost cultivation of aromatic crops like lavender, rosemary and lemon grass and medicinal plants like ashwagandha and satavar, keeping in view plight of farmers involved in traditional agriculture and their flight from rural areas due to climate change. |
