Organization name: Research and Production Center for Cultivation and Processing of Medicinal Plants under the Forestry Agency

Activities of the center: 

· to study the areas of wild growing medicinal plants in the territory of the republic and to determine their reserves, to preserve the gene pool of existing bioresources, to establish mother plantations;

· conducting scientific and practical research related to cultivation and preparation of seed materials, reproduction, establishment of collective nurseries and processing of their raw materials;

· annual development of regional programs for the cultivation of medicinal plants;

· development of specific scientifically-based proposals for establishing the cultural cultivation of medicinal plants, taking into account specific soil and climate conditions;

· agrotechnological development of cultivated medicinal plants taking into account soil and climate conditions;

· study of the chemical composition of medicinal plants, product standardization and certification in accordance with current legislation;

· conducting marketing research to study the demand of domestic and foreign markets for medicinal plants;

· organization of preparation and training system of programs aimed at improving the skills of managers and specialists of farms, organizations and other entities that grow and process medicinal plants.

· to analyze the projects related to the field implemented by the scientific research institutions operating in the republic and to give a conclusion based on their results;

· to collect varieties of medicinal plants growing wild and to determine the varieties with the most medicinal substances and to create new varieties by selection;

· establishment of mother plantations of medicinal plants in specialized forestry based on natural and climatic conditions of the regions and organization of research works;

· to carry out scientific and research work on preserving the gene pool of existing bioresources and attract investments from local and foreign investors, grants from international financial institutions;

· organization of conservation and breeding of rare species of medicinal plants that are declining;

· organization of experimental plots of seed production in forest farms specializing in the cultivation of new types of medicinal plants;

· Cultivation of naturally growing medicinal plants, propagation and introduction of foreign medicinal plants from seeds in local conditions;

· attract advanced technologies to the industry and increase their use;

             · attract funds from foreign institutes and donors to supply the laboratory with modern equipment;