The term ‘Mainaam’ takes its name after the revered peak of the same name in the south district of Sikkim. The peak, located at a dizzying height, is also popularly honored as a repository or rich varieties of flora and fauna.

Sikkim's local name "Denzong" translates as the valley of rice which is the chief crop of the state. Basically, Sikkim can be divided into three zones-the, temperate and the alpine.

The terraced farmlands have rice, maize and barley as the main crops. Other crops like ginger, potatoes and oranges are also grown. One of the chief cash crops of the state is larger cardamom. The jungles in the south district teem with plantains, bamboo tree ferns, walnut, Sal and oak, while the north abounds in pine and silver fir. Read more ...