Heeng to be Cultivated for the First Time in India

The CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, has started cultivating heeng for the first time in the state as well as in the country.The first sapling has been planted in Himachal Pradesh’s Kwaring village in Lahaul valley

  • Asafoetida, or Heeng a common ingredient in Indian Kitchens is not cultivated in India.
  • India imports about 1,200 tonnes of raw heeng worth Rs 600 crore from Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Heeng

  • Ferula asafoetida is a herbaceous plant of the umbelliferae family. It is a perennial plant whose oleo gum resin is extracted from its thick roots and rhizome. The plant ....
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