PULWAMA, July 4 -- In a vibrant celebration of science-led agricultural transformation, Director of CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, formally inaugurated the annual lavender harvest at the Institute's Field Station in Bonera, Pulwama. The vast expanse of blooming purple fields marked the beginning of the 2026 harvesting season and showcased one of India's most successful models of technology-driven cultivation of high-value medicinal and aromatic plants in the Himalayan region.
Over the years, CSIR-IIIM Field Station Bonera has emerged as the premier centre for research, technology validation, demonstration and large-scale dissemination of elite medicinal and aromatic plants suited to the ...