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To provide coconut farmers with an alternate source of income in the wake of falling coconut prices, the agriculture department of the Goa agriculture department of the Goa government has drawn up plans to promote the cultivation of patchouli(Pogostemon Cablin Benth) and Bixa orellana. Patchouli is an important ingredient in the manufacture of aftershave, perfumes and pan-masalas. Bixa orellana(acinote in Spanish), a shrub which grows to a height of five to 10 metres, produces reddish-orange heart shaped pods with about 40 to 50 seed in each pod. It find use as a food additive. The department will be sourcing patchouli planting material from the Hosur-based Growmore Biotech, which has propogated the material through tissue culture techniques. In the initial phase, the department has identified 14 farmers to whom planting material has already been distributed. The department has signed up with the Bangalore-based Vigirom Chem for processing and distillation of patchouli oil. (Courtesy-The Economic Times) |
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