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Chapter 2Nineteen Export Potentials: Detailed Sector AnalysesN T I S20102.1 IntroductionThis chapter presents detailed analyses <strong>of</strong> the 19 export potential sectors identified in Chapter 1. Each exportpotential is examined along the dimensions that are the basis for the four ranking indexes used in the previouschapter.Short analyses <strong>of</strong> the five additional sectors with export potential that were identified in the course <strong>of</strong> thefieldwork are also presented at the end <strong>of</strong> the chapter.Key findings and actions recommended for each <strong>of</strong> the 19 sectors are summarized in the SWOT (Strength,Weakness, Opportunity and Threat) analyses presented in the NTIS 2010 Action Matrix.2.2 Nineteen Detailed Sector Analyses1) CardamomBackground 1Large cardamom (Amomum subulatom Roxb.) is one <strong>of</strong> the oldest spices indigenous to the eastern Himalayas.It comes under the family Zingiberaceae to which ginger (Zingiber <strong>of</strong>ficinale Rosc.) and small cardamom(Elettaria cardamomum Maton) also belong to. It originated in Sikkim, located between Nepal and Bhutan.Large cardamom was introduced into Ilam (Nepal) in 1865, by Nepalese labourers who went to Sikkim forseasonal work. However, commercial cultivation was started in Ilam only in 1953. The establishment <strong>of</strong>the Cardamom Development Centre (CDC) in 1975 paved the way for the development <strong>of</strong> this crop. Today,cardamom cultivation is spread over 37 districts, but more than 84 per cent <strong>of</strong> total national productioncomes from four districts (Taplejung, Panchthar, Ilam and Sankhuwasabha) in eastern Nepal. It is one <strong>of</strong> themajor sources <strong>of</strong> cash income for the farmers there. Large cardamom is mainly grown in three countries, viz.Nepal, India, and Bhutan. Cardamom, in particular small cardamom, produced in Burma, Thailand, Vietnam,Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, and South India are <strong>of</strong> different species within thesame genera or <strong>of</strong> another genera. Nepal is by far the world’s largest exporter <strong>of</strong> large cardamom and has alsobecome the largest producer in recent years.Index 1: Export PerformanceTable 2.1Export Value <strong>of</strong> Cardamom, 2005-2009 (US$1,000)2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Export Value10,670 1,587 7,106 21,329 n/a(mirror data)Export Value12,326 11,114 13,190 14,966 n/a(Nepalese data)Note: Nepalese data refers to 2004/05 –2007/08.1Some data and information from two previous ITC studies, the Export Potential Assessment undertaken in 2007 (ITC, 2007a) and an extensivestudy on the cardamom sector (ITC, 2007c).NEPAL TRADE INTEGRATION STRATEGY 2010BACKGROUND REPORT21

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