Kavre, March 5 -- A medicinal herbs processing centre has been established in Dumre, Bhumlu rural municipality, providing a reliable source of income from forest resources for many people in Kavre, 30 kilometres southeast of Kathmandu.

The rural municipality launched the centre as a model project for processing herbs by constructing a dedicated facility.

The centre's primary objective is to produce medicinal goods using herbs found in local forests, transform the rural community into a hub for herb production, and connect farmers with herbal farming programmes, said Prem Bhujel, a ward chairman in the rural municipality.

Despite Nepal's rich herbal resources, the country has not fully capitalised on their health and economic benefits d...