KATHMANDU: The black cardamom, popularly known as alainchi in Nepal, has gathered dust in the warehouse due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.
The cardamom produced last year has not been sold yet. The transaction has come to a halt due to the prolonged lockdown.
Alainchi traders have not been able to purchase black cardamom and export to India due to lockdown.
“The condition is not favorable for cardamom transaction. A large amount of alainchi is gathering dust in the godown of farmers and entrepreneurs,” said Narendra Adhikari, Chairman of Federation of Alinchi Entrepreneurs’ Association of Nepal.
Farmers are bearing a great loss since they have not been able to sell their cardamom produced last year when the new production is beginning from mid-August.
Alainchi is the main crop in the hilly districts of Pradesh 1.
Alainchi is produced in more than 42 districts covering 12,120 hectors of land in Nepal.
Of them Taplejung, Shankhuwasabha, Panchthar, Ilam Dhankuta, Tehrathum and Khotang districts cover the area of 11,300 hectors of Pradesh 1, according to the statistics of Agriculture Department.
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