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Kolkata: In the cut flower export market, the demand for Indian roses has gone up by 50 percent internationally. The demand rises during the winter season. It starts with the celebration of Christmas, increases manifold in the run up to the New Year and finally reaches a crescendo for Valentine's Day celebrations. With the winter season in progress there's a downfall in the production of flower, especially roses in the European countries. "We get another opportunity to send flowers to those countries from which we procure newer varieties. As far as my knowledge goes, we export floweres to Germany which is the biggest nurturer in the world. We have been importing different varieties of roses from the port of Germany. And the same time we are exporting varieties of roses to those countries at the same rate," said ubhash Guha Niyogi, one of the horticulturist from Kolkata. During December 2002 to December 2004, flower exports made by government agencies and
the
private sector totalled Rs 75.26 lakh and Rs 80 lakh, respectively. In
the next two years, flower exports
from West Bengal are expected to increase by four times to Rs 4 crore.
"There's a huge potential market of roses outside, because as usual rose
is known as the queen of flowers,"said Dr Ashok Ghosh, an agricultural
scientist. Currently 2000 varieties of roses are being cultivated in Bengal
. Except true blue and black variety all other colours are cultivated
. Midnapore district holds the first position in cultivating roses and
then comes South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts. But special
care is provided to those plants from which flowers are exported |
