those which are less sentive towards sunlight such as G. procumbens. Shading was reported to affect the content of bioactive compounds in medicinal plants. Growing A. paniculata under shade was reported to have more andrographolide content compare to non-shaded ones 5. Water irrigation system was also built to maintain water supply during the dry season. In Gama Herbal Garden, the plantation was conducted using intercropping system, commonly called “Tumpang Sari” by local people. In this system the herbals were planted together with the deep-rooted plants, one of examples is neem plant (Azadirachta indica) (Fig.3), which also has bioactivity properties. A. indica was reported to contain biopesticide against two mosquitos Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus 6 as well as to Aedes aegypti in silver nanoparticle form 7. Intercropping or agroforestry system has been reported to be able to promote cultivation and conserve medicinal and aromatic plants 8. In addition to planting in Gama Herbal Garden, the local communities were trained to cultivate the medicinal plants in their own yard. Joint forest management and contract farming were applied to intensify the capacity of production and at the same time increase the efficiency of maintenance. This system was implemented based on win-win solution agreement between Management of Gama Herbal Garden as the core management and local communities as suppliers. The locals who have land and suitable for farming medicinal plants were asked to join and manage their own yard based on the training given. The products then were sold to Gama Herbal Garden management for further marketing. Production of standardized herbal materials In order to increase the value of medicinal plants, the herbal materials must be processed according to industrial standards. The process of production must meet the criteria of constant parameters as well as definitive qualitative and quantitative values to assure the quality, safety, efficacy and reproducibility of the materials 9. In this A C D B Fig.4 Hands on training on harvesting (A), handling herbal materials (B) and benchmarking local farmers to Centre for Research and Development of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicines, Tawangmangu Indonesia (C & D) program, the farmer was introduced and trained on method of harvesting considering the season, age and part of intensify the productivity following GACP guidelines (Fig.4). Additionally, cleaning, drying method, packing, labeling, transportation and storage of raw material which could greatly affect the quality and therapeutic value of herbal medicines were explained. The quality of herbal materials was analysis according to standard of Indonesian Ministry of Health 4. Hands on training was also conducted as well as benchmarking to nationally acknowledged herbal medicine development centre, Centre for Research and Development of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicines, Tawangmangu 120 Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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