Legal Guide PAM – Regulatory framework for the small-scale production of products based on aromatic and medicinal plants

At present, most of the producers in Catalonia who cultivate and/or collect medicinal and aromatic plants complement the agroforestry activity with the transformation of raw materials and the manufacture of final products for direct sale to the final consumer, with the aim of making economic activity profitable, since most are small farms, especially in mountain … Read more

Focus Group EIP-AGRI on diversification opportunities of medicinal plants

The European Agricultural Innovation Association (EIP-AGRI) works to promote competitive and sustainable agriculture and forestry in order to “achieve more and better with less”. EIP-AGRI Focus groups are temporary groups of selected experts who share a specific topic, share knowledge and experience. Each group explores practical and innovative solutions to problems or opportunities in the … Read more

Two MAPs Group’s projects invited to Morocco

The members of the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Group attended the Congrès International de Valorisation des Plantes Aromatiques i Médicinales that was held from January 25 to 26, 2019 in Marrakech (Morocco), organized by the Cluster Menara. The results of two projects could be presented: Moré, E. HERBARTIS: formation sur la production artisanal des plantes … Read more

HERBARTIS: the project material is now available online

HERBARTIS: the project material is now available online The ERASMUS+ project HERBARTIS ended last August and the guidelines and the material collected through the years of the project are now ready. The precious output of ERASMUS+ HERBARTIS, the “Guidelines of training methodologies and policy recommendations for qualification recognition of herbal craft’s production”, together with all … Read more

Blog of the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Group

If you wish to find more information about the working lines, experts’ staff, projects and studies developed, transfer and training actions, and publications edited in the scope of wild collection, cultivation and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants, go to: http://apsb.ctfc.cat