Mohd Hafizudin bin Zakaria
Economic and Technology Management Research Centre, MARDI
Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Email: apis@mardi.gov.my
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The use of herbs and spices in daily life was pioneered over hundreds of centuries ago around the...
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Herbs have been identified as a new source of economic growth for Malaysia since 2011. This is in tandem with higher demand for herbal products in the world markets. Malaysia is rich in flora and fauna that contain medicinal ingredients and health benefits. However, the herbal...
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Thailand’s Agricultural Ministry has announced plans to turn 4000 acres of land in three provinces into medicinal herb plantations growing cannabis, hemp and green chiretta (fa talai jone), under a project to develop and add value to Thai agricultural products to the eastern seaboard of Thailand.
According to the Agricultural Ministry green chiretta (Fa talai jone) is a medicinal herb currently in the spotlight because its ability to treat illness caused by Covid-19, while cannabidiol, or CBD, extracted from cannabis can be applied to treat numerous ailments.
Hemp extracts can be turned into cosmetic ingredients and its fibre can be used for weaving cloth and making paper.
The three herbs are being promoted under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday between the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) and the Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO).
“The government believes Thai medicinal herbs will become new economic crops for export. They will drive forward the domestic economy and increase Thai farmers’ incomes,” said deputy agriculture minister Thamanat Prompow, who presided over the online MoU signing ceremony.
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