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.
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