Cardamom is known as the queen of spices. It is one of the highly priced spices of the world. Cardamom is mostly cultivated in southern parts of India like Kerala , Tamilnadu , Karnataka and some other parts of Andhra Pradesh have vast to bases of cardamom cultivation. India being a traditional cardamom growing country needs to draw a clear strategy to reach its leadership position in the international markets. The cardamom farmers face so many problems and the research was conducted with the general objective to study the problems affecting cardamom farmers in Idukki district with special reference to Rajakkadupanchayath. The specific objective of the research is to study the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, to understand the financial problems, to understand the various disasters and parts affecting cultivation, to know the government services for cardamom cultivation.The descriptive method of research was used to evaluate problems simple random sampling is used and a structured questionnaire are prepared and administered to 60 cardamom farmers in Rajakkadupanchayath. The findings of the study 70% of the cardamom contribution from Idukki district hence, the government has to support the cardamom farmers, by the support of government the interest of farmers will increase in the cardamom cultivation. By the upliftment of cardamom cultivation the economy of the country also increase.