Declining Large-Cardamom Production Systems in the Sikkim Himalayas: Climate Change Impacts, Agroeconomic Potential, and Revival Strategies

Declining Large-Cardamom Production Systems in the Sikkim Himalayas: Climate Change Impacts, Agroeconomic Potential, and Revival Strategies

Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum) is an economically valuable, ecologically adaptive, and agro-climatically suitable perennial cash crop grown under tree shade in the eastern Himalayas. In Sikkim, India, the focus of this study, large-cardamom production peaked early in the 21st century, making Indi...

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Main Authors: Ghanashyam Sharma, Uma Partap, D. R. Dahal, Durga P. Sharma, Eklabya Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-08-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
large cardamom
climate change impacts
household economy
revival strategy
Sikkim Himalayas
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00122.1

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