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Bihar Farmer Grows World's Costliest Veggie; Fetches Rs 1 Lakh/Kg
Bihar’s Aurangabad native Amresh Singh is cultivating the world's costliest crop 'Hop Shoots' that fetches him around Rs 1 lakh/kilogram. The 38-year-old bought the saplings from Varanasi's Indian Vegetable Research Institute and will deliver the product on special orders. Interestingly fetching whopping price, the crop is considered naturally beneficial against Tuberculosis, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Touted as a game-changer for… read-more
Tags: Hop shoots, Cultivation, crops, Bihar, aurangabad
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Bihar Man Cultivates World's Most Costliest Crop 'Hop Shoots'
Amresh Singh, a farmer from Karamdih village of Bihar’s Aurangabad, is going places by cultivating the world’s most expensive crop, ‘hop-shoots’ (humulus-lupulus). While one kilogram of the uncommon vegetable costs Rs 1 lakh, it has potential to boost farmers’ earnings tenfold. Reportedly, the fruit, flower, and stem of the crop can also be used to produce beverages alongside antibiotics remedying Tuberculosis. Moreover, the humulones and… read-more
Tags: Bihar, Hop shoots, Farmers, Cancer, Tuberculosis
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
