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Heeng Cultivation
October 27 , 2020
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- Scientists at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource, Palampur (IHBT), are on a mission to grow heeng in the Indian Himalayas.
- The first sapling has been planted in Himachal Pradesh’s Kwaring village in Lahaul valley recently.
- Asafoetida or Heeng is endemic to Iran and Afghanistan.
- Heeng is not cultivated in India.
- Heeng is currently imported from Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
- It is very popular in India and is used in cooking.
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