WANGCHUK BHUTIA
MANGAN, 19 July: Forty-five farmers from Tingzey ward of Upper Mangshila in North Sikkim, who had opted for cardamom farming under the “Certified Sucker Nursery” scheme funded by the Spices Board have now started harvesting improved results and are also contributing towards resurrecting large cardamom plantations in the area.
Laksingh Limboo, one of the farmers, while speaking to NOW! informed that he produced 5 quintal of large cardamom last year and also sold more than 4,000 saplings grown at his certified sucker nursery. He shares that he raked in a handsome annual income of more than Rs. 4 lakh. He expects to do even better this year.
Mr. Limboo converted his plantation under the present scheme five years ago and started plucking large cardamom harvest after two years. He is all praises for the Spices Board initiative of bringing such a “fruitful scheme” to the village.
MANGAN, 19 July: Forty-five farmers from Tingzey ward of Upper Mangshila in North Sikkim, who had opted for cardamom farming under the “Certified Sucker Nursery” scheme funded by the Spices Board have now started harvesting improved results and are also contributing towards resurrecting large cardamom plantations in the area.
Laksingh Limboo, one of the farmers, while speaking to NOW! informed that he produced 5 quintal of large cardamom last year and also sold more than 4,000 saplings grown at his certified sucker nursery. He shares that he raked in a handsome annual income of more than Rs. 4 lakh. He expects to do even better this year.
Mr. Limboo converted his plantation under the present scheme five years ago and started plucking large cardamom harvest after two years. He is all praises for the Spices Board initiative of bringing such a “fruitful scheme” to the village.
