- About Cardamom
- It is a monotype genus of plants found in the tropical Indo-Malaya region (native to the evergreen rainy forests of the Western Ghats).
- Mainly cultivated in Kerala (58%), Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
- Required climatic conditions:
- Rainfall: 1500-2500 mm.
- Temperature: 15°C to 35°C .
- Height: 600-1200 m above mean sea level.
- Soil: acidic forest loamy soils.
- Challenges for cultivating cardamom
- Highly climate-sensitive and location-specific crop.
- The scope for area expansion is limited as grows at high altitudes.
- High pest and disease incidence.
- According to the World Bank, India was the second largest exporter of cardamom in 2021, after Guatemala.
- Government initiatives to support Cardamom
- Spices Board is encouraging farmers to expand in non-traditional areas.
- The Board has also formulated standard operational procedures covering all aspects from production to marketing.
- Development of infrastructure for common processing facilities in Spices Parks, adoption of Hi-Tech in spice processing, etc to boost export.
- Spices Board is encouraging farmers to expand in non-traditional areas.
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