Fake: Claims Of Bihar Man's 'Hop-Shoot' Cultivation Turned Out Bogus

The ‘Bihar man growing world’s costliest crop’ buzz has turned out to be fake. Much in news, the medicinal value crop ‘hop shoots’ cultivation was claimed to be grown by an Aurangabad-based farmer, Amresh Singh. However, on approached by media groups, the claim was found nowhere in the Karamdih village. Moreover, while reports advocated of 60% success in cultivation of the scientifically known ‘Humulus-Lupulus', it was found that the crop had dried-up.