Mrida (Sanskrit for ‘Soil’) is a Social Enterprise that seeks to facilitate sustainable, scalable and holistic development of rural India through agricultural and other development initiatives. Mrida’s modern GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certified herbal extract processing facility in Umbergaon - Gujarat has a Dept of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) approved R&D facility for new product development in the areas of herbal extracts and formulations, healthy food products, technical partnerships and collaborations and more.
The organisation has recently joined hands with the College of Ayurved and Hospital, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune to collaborate for the development and formulation of products in the field of alternative medicine especially Ayurveda and for collaborative pre-clinical and clinical research.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on October 17, 2022, between Manoj Khanna (Director) representing Mrida and Prof Dr Abhijit Patil (Principal) & Prof Dr Asmita Wele (HOD, Rasashastra Bhaishajyakalpana), representing College of Ayurved and Hospital, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune.