MFP - PARC
Minor Forest Produce Processing & Research Centre (MFP-PARC) is the largest & state-of-the-art manufacturing unit of Vindhya Herbals products in Madhya Pradesh
Minor Forest Produce Processing & Research Centre (MFP-PARC) is the largest & state-of-the-art manufacturing unit of Vindhya Herbals products in Madhya Pradesh. Vindhya Herbals is the registered trademark of M.P. State Minor Forest Produce (Trading & Development) Co-operative Federation Ltd. The facility is a SKOCH Award Winner for Silver Category in State-Owned Enterprise. It has been established in the year 2002-2003 at Van Parisar, Barkheda Pathani, Near BHEL, Bhopal. In addition to MFP-PARC, processing units are also working at Rehti (District Sehore), Barman (District Narsinghpur), Katni, Panna & Dewas.
MFP-PARC is working in the following areas
1. Quality control & development of standards.
2. Development of processing technology for NTFP.
3. Spreading awareness about our herbal wealth.
4. Marketing assistance for NTFP & its products.
5. Processing & marketing of honey & herbal products.
Unique Features of MFP-PARC
1. A unit of the largest successful cooperative body in the state.
2. Mostly all products are organic in nature.
3. Our products are tested in a state-of-the-art in-house laboratory.
4. Most of the raw material is village-level minor forest produce cooperative societies.
5. GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certified unit.
6. ISO 9001: 2000 certified unit.
7. Training programs are organized to inculcate awareness about good harvesting practices among the 8. collectors of medicinal & aromatic plants.
9. Training programs are also organized to impart agro-techniques of medicinal plants.
10. Profits are ploughed back to the primary collectors.