IHBT, Himachal govt join hands to increase heeng, saffron production in country

Jun 09, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 9 : The Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) and the Department of Agriculture of Himachal Pradesh government, have forged...

Himachal govt planning to cultivate first plantation of asafoetida, saffron in high altitude areas: CM

Jun 22, 2020

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 22 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that the state government is planning to...

Farmers begin cultivating asafoetida in Himachal's Lahaul valley, thanks to CSIR-IHBT

Oct 19, 2020

New Delhi [India], October 19 : Farmers of the remote Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh are now taking up cultivation of asafoetida (Heeng) on...