The Forest research Institute (FRI), Dehradun will be organising a one-day conference on “Medicinal plants: Cultivation and marketing” on friday at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) auditorium in the provisional state capital. According to the institute officials, the aim of the conference is to provide a common platform for Government and non governmental organisations, self help groups, farmers, traders related with medicinal plants, entrepreneurs, researchers and other stakeholders for discussion on various issues related to the cultivation and marketing of medicinal plants and draw remedial strategy so that farmers may opt the medicinal plants- based farming for enhancing the productivity and economic benefits. In the conference, interaction will be focused on conservation, cultivation, quality control and marketing. The director of FRI, Savita informed that participation of more than 100 representatives of government and non governmental organisations, self help groups, farmers, traders related with pharmaceuticals, entrepreneurs, researchers from western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi are expected to attend the conference.