Each and every person wants to live a healthier life and that too in a natural way. Nowadays people are again connecting to the roots, years old Ayurveda. And with this, there is a great opportunity to start your own Herbs Farm and gain good profits along with helping people become healthier in a natural way.
No doubt, with the growing demand for medicinal plants, starting this business is a great opportunity. Let us proceed and understand as to how you can make the best of this opportunity and which medicinal plants to grow.
How to Start Herbs Farm?
Selecting Herbs to Grow
The first and foremost important step is to select the herbs you want to grow, whether you want to grow commonly available herbs or some unique herbs that aren’t easily available. Selecting the herbs also depends on how much time and care you will be able to give your plants, whether you will be able to give 100% time and care to your plants or you want to start this business as a part-time opportunity.
Farm Location and Suitability
The second step is to select the perfect place for your herbs farm and do all the arrangements needed, and gather the important materials. You can set a nursery-like herbs farm or you can also prepare a greenhouse farm, both are suitable and depends upon the plants you will grow. If you are growing evergreen herbs plants, then you can go for a nursery-like farm. But if you want to grow some special plants that require different atmospheric conditions, then you can go for a greenhouse farm.
Plant the Herb seeds/ cuttings
The third step is to sow the seeds or herb plants’ cuttings (as per the availability). Sow the seeds in trays and put them indoors/outdoors depending upon the required conditions for a plant. And after the plants start to grow, you can shift them outdoors. Forget not, you need to nurture these plants and give proper care, and in return, these plants will grow happily and will help you get good profits.
Advertisement & Selling
Again one of the most important steps, advertise about your herbs farm and connect with the customers. Now depending upon who your customers are, sell the grown herbs or plants.
The owner of Heera Shree Nursery, Indore, M.P., Pankaj Saini says that medicinal plants are in demand these days, in fact, people love to grow these plants at their homes. And starting a business for these plants can be a great profit-making opportunity.
Best Herbs to Grow?
The selection of herbs mostly depends upon the location and climatic conditions. Here is a list of important herbs you can grow in your herbs farm.
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Aloe Vera
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Basil
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Mint
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Coriander
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Lemongrass
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Carom seeds
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Chamomile
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Thyme
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Rosemary
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Oregano
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Chives
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Fenugreek
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Vetiver Grass (Khus)
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Turmeric
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And many more…
Government Subsidy for Growing Medicinal Plants
Depending on the priority list decided by the National Medicinal Plants Board, you can get the subsidy for growing the medicinal plants.
For 30% Subsidy, click here
For 50% Subsidy, click here
For 75% Subsidy, click here
And the last and most important tip, don’t try to grow the maximum possible herbs, instead, try to grow some herbs only but in the best possible way.
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