Spicy jaggery with cloves, cardamom and bay leaves, this city fulfills the demand of many states.

Spicy jaggery with cloves, cardamom and bay leaves, this city fulfills the demand of many states.

Rupanshu Chaudhary/Hazaribagh. Hazaribagh is an agricultural district of Jharkhand. Two-thirds of the people of the district are dependent on agriculture. Barkagaon block of the district is known far and wide for its coal as well as jaggery. Sugarcane is cultivated on more than 125 hectares of land in Barkagaon block. Sugarcane is the most important source of income for farmers. However, in recent years the number of these farmers has decreased due to more land being acquired for coal extraction. But, thousands of farmers are still producing sugarcane. The process…

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