India: five species of Nepali cardamom identified

Published Dec 15, 2020

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Five species of Nepali cardamom have been identified and forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture for verification. The species were not previously identified despite cardamom being grown in Nepal for a long time. The identification is aimed at helping the country identify its product in the international market, as India has already identified the species of its cardamom and has taken patent rights of the cardamom produced in Nepal. The five recommended species include Ramsai, Golsai, Dambarsai, Jirmale, and Bharlang. After approval by the seeds determination committee, the names of the species will be published in the gazette.

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Ilam, Dec 15: Five species of Nepali cardamom have been identified. It has been forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture for authenticity after ascertaining the category. Although cardamom has been plated for a long time in Nepal, its species were yet to be identified. The recent identification of the species of spice grown in the eastern belt of Nepal is aimed at identifying its product in the international market. India has already identified the species of its cardamom in the international market. It has even taken the patent rights of the cardamom produced in Nepal. Although some 14 kinds of cardamom are grown in Nepal, only five have been recommended now. According to the Cardamom Development Centre in Phikkal, the species determination and registration subcommittee recommended the cardamom before the Ministry. Chief of the Development Centre, Padam Adhikari, informed that the five of those identified species include Ramsai, Golsai, Dambarsai, Jirmale and Bharlang. "Now the ...

Source: Nagariknetwork