Chintan Shivir on Medicinal Plants charts roadmap for strengthening value chain, boosting farmer income and enhancing global competitiveness of AYUSH sector

• Chintan Shivir on Medicinal Plants = day-long brainstorming convened by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 11 Feb 2026, coinciding with NMPB's 25-year (silver jubilee) review.
• Focus: value chain strengthening, farmer income, traceability, certification, global competitiveness of AYUSH.
• UPSC salience: intersects GS-III (agriculture diversification, biodiversity, export competitiveness) and GS-II (AYUSH governance, centre-state coordination via SMPBs).