MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS (STUDY IN ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY).

Abstract

The study aims to identify the current production and marketing situation of medicinal and aromatic plants, and analyze the relevant variables by estimating production and cost functions and analyzing external demand in terms of geographical distribution of medicinal and aromatic plants exports, and the monthly seasonal in the most important main markets and their market share, and identifying the most important,the determinants facing its production, marketing and export, in order to try to develop some solutions to confront these problems, and to cover the production of these plants to meet the local and external demand.

This research deals with several axes, including: different classifications of medicinal and aromatic plants, geographical factors, the most important fields of using medicinal and aromatic plants, the economic importance of medicinal and aromatic plants, and applied studies of medicinal plants.