Cardamom production in Ilam district has increased despite a decrease in cultivated land, with a 7.96% increase in production in the current fiscal year compared to the previous year. The productivity per hectare also increased, from 0.69% in the previous fiscal year to 0.75% in the current fiscal year. Additionally, dragon fruit farming has been expanded in Ilam, with 10 hectares of land dedicated to it in the current fiscal year, compared to 0.5 hectares in the previous year.