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Context: The Bihar government has urged the Centre to declare the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Makhana. More on the news The state has also flagged a “lack” of manpower at the Darbhanga-based Indian Council of Agricultural Research — National Research Centre (ICAR-NRC) for Makhana and told the Centre it was in “bad shape”. ICAR-NRC was added in 2002 for the Conservation, Research & Development of the makhana crop. Later, in 2005, the National Research Centre (NRC) for Makhana was merged and brought under the ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region (RCER), Patna. Consequently, “national” tag of the NRC for Makhana was revoked which was restored in 2023. About Makhana It is also known as Gorgon nut or Fox nut and is grown in stagnant perennial water bodies like ponds, land depressions, oxbow lakes, swamps and ditches. Its seeds are also called Black diamonds. It is a plant of tropical and subtropical climate. It requires 200 C to 350 C temperature, relative humidity of 50% to 90% and annual rainfall of 100 cm to 250 cm. is considered as a native of South-East Asia and China, but distributed to almost every part of the world. Bihar's Mithila Makhana has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag by the Union Government in 2022. About 85 per cent of the country’s makhana production comes from Bihar, where about 10 lakh people are directly or indirectly involved in its cultivation and production process. India is the largest producer followed by China.

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Bihar government seeks MSP for Makhana

Context: The Bihar government has urged the Centre to declare the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Makhana. More on the news About Makhana Also Read: World Youth Skills Day 2024