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Himachal Pradesh becomes 1st state to begin organised cultivation of dalchini

Sumit Arora Published On October 5th, 2021 Leave a comment

The CSIR’s Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) has introduced cinnamon cultivation in Himachal Pradesh on a pilot basis. True cinnamon or Cinnamomumverum is grown mainly in Sri Lanka, while minor producing countries include Seychelles, Madagascar, and India.

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India imports 45,318 tonnes of cinnamon annually from China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal. With the cultivation of Cinnamomum Verum, HP has become the first state of India to have organized cultivation of cinnamon.

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Himachal Pradesh Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar;
Himachal Pradesh CM: Jai Ram Thakur.

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