Srinagar, July 14 -- Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Monday reviewed a roadmap prepared by the Agriculture Production Department (APD) for promoting the commercial cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) in Jammu and Kashmir.

The meeting was attended by senior officers of the Agriculture Production and Forest departments, Vice Chancellors of SKUAST-Kashmir and SKUAST-Jammu, representatives of CSIR-IIIM Jammu and other officials.

According to an official statement, the roadmap seeks to tap the Union Territory's biodiversity and climatic advantages to develop a high-value medicinal plant sector, diversify agriculture, enhance farmers' incomes and generate employment.

Dulloo directed the department to implement the roadmap with...