"Trinidad & Tobago: "Local flower growers can meet demand"
HSTT president, Joan Hampton told Newsday in a recent interview that “due to the importation of cut flowers, our markets have suffered tremendously.” With the shortage of foreign exchange and the drop in the prices of oil and gas, Hampton said that the flower market could provide employment and assist in the diversification of the economy.
“We have seen a decline in the use of the tropical flowers at weddings, and even at the level of government departments because of people’s tastes for the foreign flowers,” she said. Nevertheless, she said that members of the horticultural society continue to provide a service for the faithful.
Asked if local flower growers have the capacity to meet the local demand, Hampton said, “It is not because we cannot meet the demand.”
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