Faranak Amidi

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1,355 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 29 Aug

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 14 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 5.

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The Documentary Podcast · Ukraine and Russia’s recruitment war · 15 Aug 2026 podcast

Unlike in Mexico, no one in India grows agave on a commercial scale. voice-verified

In India, it grows wild, and until recently its only use was for farmers to make fences from its thorny trunk. voice-verified

But it is slowly transforming the lives of farmers across the country, as my colleague Priti Gupta, reporting for BC Gujarati, has been finding out. voice-verified

And she joins me now from Mumbai. voice-verified

Priti, welcome to the fifth floor. voice-verified

It's great to have you with us. voice-verified

How are you doing? voice-verified

Very well, thank you. voice-verified

So Priti, tell me, India traditionally didn't cultivate agave. voice-verified

When did its potential start to become noted? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

So for those who don't know what agave looks like, can you just describe the plant and the fruit? voice-verified

And before people didn't really think of it as having any commercial value. voice-verified

It was used um to make fences around farms to protect crops. voice-verified

But now it's changing farmers' lives. voice-verified

How is it doing that? voice-verified

So can you briefly talk us through the process of how it's harvested? voice-verified

Because it seems to be quite complicated. voice-verified

So voice-verified

And the the spirit that is distilled from this plant has it become popular as a local and indigenous drink in India. voice-verified

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