Yarsagumba collection
Yarsagumba

The Gold Rush

Harvesting yarsagumba is profitable but such practices should be sustainable too Thousands of people from Dolpa and adjacent districts have their bags packed and are preparing for a three-month-long stay in Dolpa’s high altitude meadows. Their goal is to search for yarsagumba, the most expensive medicinal fungus (Ophicocordyceps sinensis) in the world. During the past […]

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