Asafoetida Cultivation Succeeds in India

Key Points

• 1The first flowering and seed set of heeng at Palampur was reported on May 28, 2025, by CSIR.
• 2Heeng cultivation in India began in 2020 in Himachal Pradesh, approximately five years ago.
• 3India, the world’s largest consumer, depended on imports from Afghanistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan.
• 4The CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) in Palampur led the effort.
• 5The first import of heeng seeds from Iran took place in October 2018.
• 6The Heeng Germplasm Resource Centre was established at IHBT Palampur on March 5, 2022.