How has been the cardamom cultivation over the years?

Published 2020년 9월 21일

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The Indian cardamom plantation sector has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the unavailability of migrant labor and marketing facilities. In response, the Spices Board India has initiated e-auctions and developed standard operational procedures for the sector. The Directorate of Arecanut & Spices Development (DASD) mentioned that the sector has also been impacted by unprecedented floods and dry spells, with major impact in the states of Kerala and Karnataka. The Spices Board is implementing schemes to assist farmers and encouraging area expansion in non-traditional areas. The board also recognizes the best cardamom farmers annually to encourage improvement in productivity.

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Directorate of Arecanut & Spices Development (DASD) has reported that the cardamom plantation sector has been affected due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and consequent lockdown and restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the pandemic. The major issues faced by the sector were the non- availability of migrant labourers, and marketing facilities including logistics due to the restrictions in movement coupled with the decline in the commercial activities across the globe. As the restrictions are relaxed by the Government the situation is coming back to normal, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar said in the Lok Sabha Sunday. In order to support the cardamom farmers for selling their produce, the Spices Board India under Commerce Ministry has initiated steps and restarted the e-auction for cardamom by following the Covid protocol. The Board has formulated standard operational procedures (SOP) for the small and large cardamom sectors covering all ...

Source: Agriculture Post