Black Diamond is ‘butter’, expensive and profitable business crop

Last Updated:February 25, 2025, 11:10

Cultivation and price of bees: Makana is an important business crop, which is mainly cultivated in Bihar. Being rich in protein and minerals, butter is highly demanded worldwide.

Cultivation and price of bees: It seems that the Modi government is very serious about the production and farming of butter. In the budget, the central government has announced the establishment of a butter board in Bihar, and preparations are now underway. On February 24, in Bhagalpur, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Makana is a super food and it has to be transferred to markets all over the world. In such a situation, butter cultivation can be very effective and beneficial for farmers. But, do you know how butter is cultivated, how beneficial it is, and in what sense the corpses are sold. Let’s tell you about the cultivation of butter …

Why is Makhana called ‘Black Diamond’

Butter, known as Fox Nut in English. This is a dry food seed of a thorny Gorgan plant. The plant is found in freshwater ponds in South and East Asia. The edible part of the beeen plant is made of small, round seeds, whose outer layer is brown to black, which is why it is called ‘Black Diamond’. This is an expensive commercial crop.

Protein and minerals rich

Butter, butter is a highly nutritious dry fruit, which provides the body carbohydrates, proteins and other minerals. Butter can be used and used in various forms with medical, health care and nutritional costs.

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What kind of climate is needed for the farm?

Makana is a water crop and is mainly grown in tropical and all tropical areas. Traditionally, it is cultivated in 4-6 feet of stable waterfalls such as ponds, ground depression, lakes, trenches or depth of water. Usually the beef crop is produced in 120 days.

The bees are mainly cultivated in the spring. In addition, it is also done in Assam, Manipur, West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha. Although Bihar is the largest producer of Makhana, he has failed to meet the growing demand in the domestic and global market. On the other hand, Punjab and Assam are the largest butter exporters in India.

How beneficial is the cultivation of bees

Butter is mainly used as a breakfast. Makhana’s lucrative agreement can be gauged from the fact that although one kilogram of one kilogram in India is Rs 1600, its price is Rs 8000 per kg in the international market.

According to the Hindu report, the Makhana wholesale is being sold at a rate of about Rs 8,000 per kg in the international market, which was Rs 1000 per kg per kg 10 years ago. It is a great demand as a source of vegetarian protein in the world.