National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), constituted by the Government of India in November 2000, is the apex body for promotion of medicinal plant sector in the country. The mandate of NMPB is to develop appropriate mechanisms for effective coordination between various ministries/ departments/ organizations and implement policies/programs for overall growth of medicinal plants sector.

Centella asiatica

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Gloriosa superba

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Rauvolfia serpentina

Withania somnifera

News

NMPB-RCFC Southern Region invites Concept Note for short-duration programmes (one year) under Quality Planting Material (QPM) production

Southern Region

NMPB-regional cum facilitation centre (southern region) - For effective coordination of NMPB programmes,five regional centers were established in the country. The Regional cum Facilitation Centre-Southern Region (NMPB-RCFC Southern Region) is housed in Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) Peechi.

Vision of NMPB-RCFC

The NMPB-RCFC (Southern Region) shall be a one-stop shop for all matters related to the medicinal plants sector in the southern region covering States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka and Union Territories of Lakshadweep, Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Event

RCFC (SR), in collaboration with VERVE FPO, Khammam, organized a one-day programme on “Medicinal Plants Cultivation: Training and Capacity Building” under NMPB on 12.03.2026 at Khammam, with participation of around 65 farmers.

Market Price

Market price of February 2026

Objectives of NMPB-RCFC (Southern Region)

Support on all matters related to medicinal plants sector

Production of Quality Planting Materials (QPMs) and their distribution for cultivation

Transfer of sustainable technologies/practices (agro-technology, multi-tier and multi-species cropping, sustainable harvest, post-harvest technologies, sustainable medicinal plants-based green space development, etc.) to the farming community

Linking medicinal plant growers with buyers for marketing

Conservation/restoration of rare/endangered/threatened medicinal plants

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Project Partners

Govt. of India

NMPB

KSCSTE

KFRI

RCFC

Regional cum facilitation centre (rcfc), Southern Region

(National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India)

Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur

Location

NMPB RCFC- Southern Region

Kerala Forest Research Institute

Peechi - 680653

Thrissur District, Kerala, India

NMPB-RCFC (Southern Region)

The NMPB-RCFC (Southern Region) is a one-stop shop for all matters related to the medicinal plants sector in the southern region covering States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Union Territories of Lakshadweep, Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.