SWOT Analysis of Large Cardamom in Ilam District, Nepal

Economics of production and marketing of Cucumber in Nawalpur district of Nepal

“…SWOT analysis was effective to determine changes which can be usefully made. This tool provides a framework for understanding controllable internal and external factors that the interventions should address for the entire value chain (Shrestha and Shrestha 2018).…”

Composition and pharmacological activity of essential oils from two imported Amomum subulatum fruit samples

“…The main component of the EOs is the oxygenated monoterpene ‘eucalyptol’ or 1,8-ceniole (65%–80%), the concentration of which varies across cultivars and geographical conditions of cultivation. 1 Variable chemical composition has been reported by different investigators. Kaskoos et al.…”

“…The seeds of this plant are used as diuretics, astringents, and appetisers. 1 A. subulatum is mainly grown as a cash crop in Eastern Nepal, India (Sikkim, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Assam, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh), and Southern Bhutan. Fruit or seeds of this plant are generally used for the treatment of cough, nausea, vomiting, congestive jaundice, gonorrhoea, headache, ischemic heart disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, and skin cancer, as well as in producing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds.…”

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“…In this study, the relative seriousness of the problems faced during marketing of the cardamom followed the sequence of price fluctuation, more gap between farm gate and retail price, lack of marketing knowledge, poor transportation and distance to market. Similarly, according to Shrestha and Shrestha (2018), key problems of cardamom producers and traders were-"high price fluctuation, lack of disease-free saplings, dependency on Indian market, very old orchard, declining productivity, drying out water resources, adulteration, lack of research and extension support services, lack of favorable government policy and least coordination among the chain actors. "…”

“…The major actors involved in the value chain of LC in the study were farmers, local level collectors, district level collectors, regional level collectors and exporters similarly, Shrestha et al (2018) identified the two major marketing chains in Sikkim district, India. In the study conducted in Terathum district, Bhandari and Bhandari (2018) suggested that, "the farmers responded 87 % of them selling their product to traders located in the district directly, while the rest of the farmers sold their product through the local collectors.…”