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Eggplant: The vegetable lifting farmers' fortunes

Sliced eggplant on wooden cutting board. [Getty Images]

Eggplant is a member of the Solanaceae family, which includes tomato, potato, black nightshade, sweet pepper and chilli. It is also known as brinjal or aubergine.

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