AbstractA journey of the agricultural scenario of India from its self sufficiency to it exploring different arenas in order to keep the farming community thriving with promoting the herbal harvest basically the aromatic and medicinal plants. In the light of the schemes like doubling farmer’s income by 2020, Aroma mission and Ayush mission a plethora of farming opportunities have arrived which could benefit the farmer and provide him with a consistent amount of returns for his hard work. It is a means of combining the traditional crops with the herbal crop for the sustainability of the farm and the farmer in today’s flickering environment of climate change.
Keywords: Self-sufficiency; Herbal harvest; Doubling farmers income; Farming opportunities; Sustainability; Returns.