A boon for mountain populations : large cardamom farming in the Sikkim Himalaya

Auteurs :
SHARMA, E.
SHARMA, R.
SINGH, K.K.
SHARMA, G.

Description :
Most of the population (80%) in the Hindu-Kush-Himalayan region depends on agriculture. Sikkim, like other parts of the region, must emphasize cash crops such as potatoes, ginger, mandarin oranges, and large cardamom (Amomum subulatum). This perennial cash crop is grown beneath various shade trees on marginal lands. Many new large cardamom plantations are on terraced fields previously used for cultivation of paddy and other crops. Two problems are viral susceptibility (as most farmers propagate the plant from split rhizome suckers) and decreasing yields due to plant aging. - (SLD)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Mountain research and development, issn : 0276-4741, 2000, vol. 20, n°. 2, p. 108-111, nombre de pages : 4, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 3 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Japon, Tokyo, United Nations University