Cardamom farmers drying cardamom (with photo)
Dil Kumar Limbu, Nepal News Bank
Taplejung. Farmers drying cardamom in a kiln in Maiwakhola Rural Municipality-3, Taplejung. Cardamom, known as black gold, is being traded at Rs 85,000 per kilogram (40 kg) in Fungling, the district headquarters of Taplejung, on Tuesday.
Cardamom, which is the main cash crop of Taplejung, is an important source of income for the farmers here. Out of the 61 wards of nine local levels of the district, cardamom is cultivated in most of the wards except Faktanglung Rural Municipality-7, Olangchungola. According to the Agriculture Knowledge Center Taplejung, cardamom has been cultivated in 4,1
65 hectares of land in the district. The production and market price of cardamom have a direct impact on the income of the farmers. Therefore, most of the farmers in the district are involved in cardamom farming.
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