Economic ImpactThe transition to a cropping system of C. asiatica, from sporadic collection, provides a steady income to Nepal’s rural communities (Devkota et al., 2010). As mentioned above, C. asiatica can be intercropped with other crops providing fixed nitrogen to the soil environment, as it is a legume. It would support more marginalized groups as it does not require livestock or fertilizer and is easily accessible (Brinkhaus et al., 2000). According to Mishra at el. the growing popularity of tea cash crops has helped reduce rates of poverty among small-scale farmers, which make up 62% of the total tea production in Nepal (2014).
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