Dr. Paras Kharel, Executive Director, SAWTEE, moderated a panel discussion on Nepal’s trade in large cardamom as part of a "National conference on large cardamom: Present status, opportunities and challenges" on 24 June 2024, organized by Federation of Large Cardamom Entrepreneurs Nepal (FLCEN) with support from Sahaj, CEAPRED and Swisscontact. The panelists included Mr. Indra Chand Bindal (FLCEN), Ms. Parbata Kharel Bimali (FLCEN), Mr. Rabindra Duwadi (Trade and Export Promotion Centre), Mr. Rajendra Sangraula (Nepal Freight Forwarders Association), and Mr. Naresh Lal Shrestha (Export Promotion Committee, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry). Other participants included cardamom producers, exporters, policy makers, agriculture scientists, academics and journalists.
