Sikkim Large Cardamom

Sikkim Large Cardamom, also known as Amomum subulatum, is the state's most important and well-known commercial crop. Of the 23,679 hectares under cultivation, 16,949 cardamom holdings have been documented. A perennial cash crop that is cultivated on marginal soils under the forest cover is large cardamom. Its production serves as an example of how to sustainably use a native mountain niche.