One Indian State Grows Almost 90% of the World's Makhana

In 2015, India's makhana market was a quiet, regional business worth just ₹300 to ₹400 crore, sold loose in mandis, barely known outside Bihar and a handful of health-food circles. Fast forward to today, and that same market has crossed ₹5,000 crore a more than tenfold expansion in roughly a decade.