Impact of Climate Change on Large Cardamom-Based Livelihoods in Panchthar District, Nepal

Rijal, Shiba Prasad

doi:10.3126/ttp.v13i0.11544

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“…In Ingla, lucrative cardamom and chiraito plantations drove many to use most of their land for these cash crops. Similar studies also confirm this trend attributed to diseases (Khadka, 2011), climate change (Rijal, 2014), and land degradation, made worse due to lack of institutional support (Sony and Upreti, 2017). This shift from subsistence to income generation has not only happened in the studied villages buta nation-wide phenomenon (Khadka, 1998), and a part of a global process described by Polanyi (2001) as "the great transformation": The transformation of the mode of exchange from reciprocity P. D. Lama*, P. Becker and J. Bergström / The Geographical Journal of Nepal Vol.…”

Section: The Main Trajectory Of Livelihood Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 59%

Tracing livelihood trajectories: Patterns of livelihood adaptations in rural communities in eastern Nepal

2019

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Mountain communities are adapting their livelihoods to a complex combination of social, political and economic changes and associated risks. Despite recognition of adaption in response to multiple changes in sustainable livelihood and critical climate change literature, risks attributed to biophysical effects of climate change have increasingly assumed importance. Consequently, diversification is promoted as an adaptive approach to reduce such risks. However, understanding livelihood adaptation from the vantage point of climate change alone might lead to a limited understanding of non-climatic factors also shaping it. This paper proposes understanding adaptation through analysing long-term livelihood changes and using society rather than climate change as a conceptual starting point. It argues that such an approach has better potential to highlight a broader range of dynamic drivers operating over decades and to inform contextually grounded rural livelihood adaptation policies. Changes are traced in the overall livelihood trajectories among four rural communities in Nepal, in living memory, to understand the role of adaptation in shaping it. Qualitative life narratives were collected and complemented by key informant interviews, field observations and the analysis of official documents. The findings suggest that livelihoods have shifted not only from subsistence towards income generation but also from engagement in diverse livelihood sectors towards specialisation; the opposite of the advocated diversification. The role of political, economic, social and cultural processes within and outside the community has been prominent in shaping this trajectory.

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Section: The Main Trajectory Of Livelihood Adaptationmentioning

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Tracing livelihood trajectories: Patterns of livelihood adaptations in rural communities in eastern Nepal

2019

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“…Cardamom is one of the major species exported to international markets from Nepal. GON has identified the product as an export-oriented commodity along with orthodox tea and ginger (Bhattari, 2016;Rijal, 2013). Cardamom has become a significant source of revenue for Nepal.…”

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“…Being a high-value crop, the annual turnover has increased dramatically in monetary terms over this time. About 94 percent of the production comes from five districts: Taplejung, Ilam, Sankuwasabha, Panchthar, and Terhathum, and the income generated by large cardamom are astounding (Rijal, 2013). Large cardamom contributes significantly to agricultural export revenues, with an estimated 17 percent in 2003-04.…”

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A Review on Marketing and Value Chain of Nepal Cardamom (Amomum Subulatum Roxb.) in the Eastern Hills of Nepal

Magar¹,

Budhathoki²,

Kandel³

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Food.agr.manag.

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Nepal cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is one of the most precious commodities with considerable export potential, as well as one of our country’s most valued crops and most essential cash crops. Large cardamom is primarily farmed in the eastern region of our country. This study focuses on the current state of massive cardamom marketing and the value chain in Nepal. The market for large cardamon is hampered by a variety of obstacles. The vast cardamom market and marketing are weak, and there is a post-harvest loss that inhibits the market. Nepal is the top exporter of large cardamom in terms of market share. The districts of Ilam, Taplejung, Pachthar, and Sankhuwasabha produce and export huge quantities of best quality cardamom. India is the largest market for large cardamom in Nepal. The spice is re exported from India to Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Gulf states, and other international destinations through use of various transport systems.

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“…The Black Cardamom needs to be planted base on suitability and adaptability of the crop in various altitudes [5]. If they continue to plant without concept on land use types and altitudinal wise cultivation, there are higher potential this crop will be susceptible to pest and diseases due to the erratic climatic factors [14,5].…”

Section: Black Cardamom Varieties and Shift In Land Use Types For Cul...mentioning

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Cultivation of Black Cardamom and Climate Economic Management Challenges in Mountainous Regions of Bhutan

Koirala¹,

Suberi²,

Sherub³

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APRJ

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Black Cardamom are commonly grown crop in eastern Himalayan countries and in Bhutan, the cultivation of Black Cardamom are specially done in south western districts whereby the people immensely depend on the crop for their livelihood income. Further, the crop significantly contributes in gross domestic product growth as it falls under the top ten highly exported commodity of the country. The high value obtained from Black Cardamom has encouraged farmers to expand the cultivation in different land use types. When the farmers are gaining income, the challenges in management of cultivated Black Cardamom are also increasing. In the recent times, vital change in climate activity have been recorded. The erratic temperature and rainfall are declining the yield of Black Cardamom. The increasing number of pest and diseases outbreak in cultivated land are creating concern and challenge on the farmers depending on Black Cardamom for living. The farmers are in dismay with no proper management skills and techniques taught to them. Relying on traditional methods for improving the productivity has failed to be a good strategy with changing time and climate being erratic. The climate resilient management activity need to be initiated and enormous studies are in need to prevent the future catastrophe on Black Cardamom and the cultivator’s livelihood.

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Impact of Climate Change on Large Cardamom-Based Livelihoods in Panchthar District, Nepal

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Tracing livelihood trajectories: Patterns of livelihood adaptations in rural communities in eastern Nepal

Tracing livelihood trajectories: Patterns of livelihood adaptations in rural communities in eastern Nepal

A Review on Marketing and Value Chain of Nepal Cardamom (Amomum Subulatum Roxb.) in the Eastern Hills of Nepal

Cultivation of Black Cardamom and Climate Economic Management Challenges in Mountainous Regions of Bhutan

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