Cardamom cultivation test successful in Beni
Summary
Cardamom cultivation tested in Beni municipality-3 of Myagdi has proven successful and is now expanding commercially. Farmers have begun planting more cardamom after the crop performed well on reclaimed barren and wetland areas.
Key Points
- Cardamom cultivation on a trial basis in Beni municipality-3, Musung village, has been successful.
- The successful crop has encouraged other farmers to expand cardamom farming commercially.
- More than 20 ropanis of land have been brought under cardamom after clearing bushes from barren and wetland areas.
- Agriculture officials say cardamom grows well at elevations between 800 and 1,800 meters above sea level.