Asian Journal of Bio Science

Lokendra Singh ¹, Preeti Vats ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut - 250 004 (U.P.), IN

Abstract

Agroforestry was born as a branch of forestry in 1960 at FRI, Dehradun to optimize production and economic returns per unit area in lieu of sustainable development besides meeting the social, cultural, religious, spiritual needs of human beings and maintain ecological equilibrium of the biome. Along with social forestry, farm forestry, organic farming and herbal gardens, agroforestry is also the answer to the good and technique based raw materials to the Pharma industry and alternative therapies such as Ayurvedic, Unani, Sidha, Homeopathy and Tibetan traditional system to meet the needs of domestic medicinal markets and as an export earner.

Keywords

Traditional Knowledge, Agroforestry, Medicinal Wealth, Pharma Industry.

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Savita ¹, Lokendra Singh ¹, Preeti Vats ¹, Saima Parveen ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut - 250 110 (U.P.), IN

Abstract

East Sikkim has a hilly terrain, verdant landscape, rich plant diversity and Lepchas, Bhutias, Tibetans as ethnic inhabitants who are backward with a quest for easily available and cheap foodstuffs. Hence, the present communication reports on 222 angiospermic plants which are edible to man and his cattle.

Keywords

Wild Plant, Edifle Plant.

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