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Cardamom to replace poppy cultivation
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 01 2016 :
In a bid to wean away people from poppy cultivation and provide them an alternative source of income, Senapati district administration had geared up to introduce cardamom cultivation in Paomata and Purul sub-divisions.
With the district administration determined to replace poppy cultivation with cardamom, the district adminis- tration has already started selecting farmers for cardamom cultivation, conveyed an official source.
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The new initiative would be taken up under the Integrated Watershed Manage- ment Programme (IWMP) and the district administration has tied up with Commerce and Industries Department so that cardamom farmers are spared from the trouble of searching markets.
Cardamom produced by farmers would be bought by the department.
In the first phase, cardamom would be cultivated over 1000 acres in Paomata and Purul sub-divisions at the rate of one acre for each farmer without affecting forest areas.
In connection with the new initiative of cultivating cardamom, the farmers and the district administration would first sign a memorandum of agreement.
If the new initiative proves successful, it would be introduced in other parts of the district.
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