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India: Market for ornamental flowers sees high demand

Farmers in villages around Kollegal in the Chamarajanagara district have found an alternative way to improve their earnings and turn their area into a hub for floriculture.

Thanks to the poly house technique employed for floriculture, over 15 farmers are growing about 60,000 sticks of gerbera flowers every month. Each stick is sold for Rs.6 to Rs.7 (USD 0.09-0.10) in the booming market for ornamental flowers in Bengaluru.

Temperature and humidity can be controlled in the naturally ventilated poly houses. This way, farmers can achieve expected yield and returns. More farmers are getting motivated from those who are already into floriculture and setting up poly houses, Deputy Director of Horticulture H M Nagaraj said.

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