The CSIR provided technical assistance as well as seedlings for the study. And its personnel were on hand at all times to assist the farmers as they planted and nurtured the seedlings.
Uniindia: Shimla, May 30(UNI) Thousands Royts in the high hills of Himachal experimenting with Heeng or asafoetida cultivation in India, scientists at Palampur-based Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) said..
by Swarajya Staff - Mar 6, 2021 05:42 AM
Extraction of oil from marigold in Chamba (@shekhar mande/twitter)
Farmers in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, keen for new livelihood options to supplement their income from traditional crops like maize, paddy, and wheat, have found a new lease of life.
Cultivation of aromatic plants has given them additional income. They are extracting essential oil from the improved variety of wild marigold (
Tagetes minuta) that has been introduced, and the profit from wild marigold oil has doubled the income of farmers as compared to traditional maize, wheat and paddy crops.
The improvement in the fortune of the farmers has been brought about through interventions made by Society for Technology and Development (STD), Mandi Core Support group, SEED Division, the Ministry of Science and Technology said in a statement.
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The farmers of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, who traditionally grew crops like maize, paddy, and wheat, have greatly benefited from the cultivation and processing of aromatic plants.
HP farmers to add flavour to Indian cuisine with home-grown heeng
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A total of 2,209 panchayats out of the total 3,226 have been brought under the ambit of natural farming in Himachal Pradesh. . Image Source: IANS News
Shimla, Jan 24 : After offering pest-free potatoes and exotic vegetables that are foodies delight, farmers of Himachal Pradesh are set to add flavour to the Indian culinary life by offering home-grown asafoetida (heeng) a first for the country in the coming years.
Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar told IANS on Sunday that the first plantation of asafoetida, which gives a zing to the recipes due to its unique pungent smell owing to high sulphur content, was done successfully on an experimental basis in Kwaring village in Lahaul Valley at an altitude of 11,000 feet on October 15, 2020.