In many countries of the world, food is cooked with mustard oil. It can be found in almost every kitchen of India. Talking about production, there was a record production of mustard in India in 2021. About 89.5 lakh tonnes of mustard was produced, which is about 19.33 percent more than the previous year. But do you know that it is not produced the most in our country? There is a small country, which provides mustard oil to the whole world. Apart from this, there is much more here, which will surprise you.
You may hardly believe it, but our neighboring country Nepal is at number one in the production of mustard. According to the report of Faustat, 220,250 tonnes of mustard was produced in Nepal in 2021. With this he remained on top in the whole world. Nepal alone produces 41.3% of the total mustard produced in the world. From here, mustard oil goes to many countries including India, Pakistan, China.
Russia ranks second in mustard production
Russia is at second place in the production of mustard. Here 183,426 lakh tonnes of mustard is produced in a year. From here mustard oil is sent to European countries. Some countries of Asia also buy mustard oil from Russia. Canada is at third place, where 161,781 tonnes of mustard is produced. Malaysia, which supplies palm oil to the world, is at fourth place in this list. 144,236 tonnes of mustard is produced there. After these are America, our neighboring countries Myanmar, China and Ukraine.
Also know these facts about Nepal
In Nepal, fossils of sea shells can be found at altitudes of 3000 meters and above. There are a large number of world heritage sites here. There are 7 sites within a radius of 15 kilometers in Kathmandu alone. More than 92% of their energy comes from hydroelectric plants. Do you know that the Nepali name of Everest is ‘Sagarmartha’, which means ‘Forehead of the Sky’. It is said that the snowman roams Nepal, but no one has seen it! Cows are the national animal of Nepal and are considered sacred.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 6, 2024, 17:03 IST
