Spices and Condiments (1+1)

Area and production

• Sikkim is the leading state in area (26,151 ha) and production (4,200 t) followed by Darjeeling in West Bengal.
• Arunachal Pradesh, parts of Himachal Pradesh and the Garhwal hills of Uttaranchal have just initiated its cultivation with the present average yield being only 160 kg/ha.
• The bulk of the large cardamom produced is consumed in the country and a limited quantity (about 200 to 400 Mt) is exported to Singapore, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.
• Among the other countries, Bhutan produces about 3000 to 3400 Mt and Nepal around 1000 Mt of large cardamom annually.