CSIR-IIIM Jammu, on Sunday 25th Feb,2024 inaugurated an awareness, training and lavender quality planting material (QPM) distribution programme .The programme is being held under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR–IIIM) Aroma Mission at Basohli.Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra who was the chief guest, said, “The agri-startup from the region is the outcome of CSIR-IIIM activities under Aroma Mission which now takes root in Basohli thus empowering the farmers for a sustainable future.”The main aim of the program is to address the farmers and empower the farmers for a sustainable future.

More than 750 farmers including the women from self-help groups of NRLM from various areas of Basohli and Bani participated in the event and received the quality planting material of lavender from the chief guest for cultivation in their fields, according to the statement.In the technical sessions coordinated by Dr Suphla Gupta, Nodal Scientist Aroma Mission and Dr Saurabh Saran, Principal Scientist also provided valuable guidance on cultivation techniques, timing, and potential uses and practical insights into planting techniques and cultivation practices. Dr Rajinder Bhanweria, Dr V P Rahul, and Er Ankush Varma also delivered expert talks in the technical session.