Research & Development

Establishment : The R&D Centre came into being as the Research & Development Centre of Ajmal Group in Hojai, Assam , with a broad objective "Commercial cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic plants in the North East Region with particular reference to Assam". The group was very keen to set up a R&D Centre with a laboratory in this NE Region to un-veil the nature's bounty and make the resources for economic benefits of the region. The R & D division is recognized by Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, Govt. of India for its outstanding research works on Medicinal & Aromatic crops.

Activities of R & D Centre :

• Collection, identification and preservation of germplasm of medicinal and aromatic plants native to Assam and N.E. region.
• Development of Agro-technology of medicinal & aromatic plants of commercial importance.
• Making available alternative and off-season crops to farmers of Assam.
• To assist farmers in improving out put through scientific and modern cultivation practices.
• To provide modern testing facilities for agro extracts and essential oils.
• To establish processing technology for value addition and herbal formulation from medicinal and aromatic plants.
• Establishing a nursery of medicinal & aromatic plants as well as other economic plant species for farmers and in-house requirement.
• Publishing books and technical bulletins for farmers especially in the vernacular language.

Other than own cultivation of aromatic crops, company is also engaged in contract farming activity of aromatic crops in different parts of the country with 100% buy back agreement.

Facilities at R & d Centre :

• Commercial and analytical laboratories.
• Tissue culture laboratories.
• Pilot and commercial scale distillation plant.
• Library of books, periodicals, journals etc.
• Herbal nursery.
• Research farms.

Future Projects :

• Develope agro technology of high value Medicinal & Aromatic plants
• Mass production of planting materials through tissue culture.
• Herbal extracts.
• Herbal Cosmetics & Hair Care products.
• Production of Organic Essential oils.
• To develop state of the art high-tech world class R & D centre with International Collaboration.