Monday, January 21, 2008

India Flower News - Dec 2007

Centre clears six flower auction centres
The Hindu, Bangalore
BANGALORE: To tap the potential in the floriculture sector, the Union Government has sanctioned six flower auction centres to the State under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). Karnataka, which occupies a prominent position in floriculture in the country, has decided to establish auction centres ...


Bangalore emerges as a flourishing floriculture hub
ANI, New Delhi
Bangalore's salubrious climate is ideal for floriculture. The IT city is emerging as an international hub for cultivation and exports of cut flowers. The IT hub of India is now busy exporting cut flowers and roses to European countries as well as to Russia, Japan and Singapore. With the growth in the cut flower export business..


Rose export doubles for Christmas
The Hindu, Hosur
Export of cut roses from floriculture units in Hosur has doubled for the ensuing festive season. With production in European countries substantially low due to chill weather, a majority of the floriculture units are dependent on imports only from India. With Christmas at is peak, flowers are being harvested thrice a day from floriculture units and exported to Europe, Japan and Australia on a daily basis. For that matter floriculture units are cashing in on the festive season to get bulk orders for Valentine�s Day...


Bangalore Internation Flower auction centre opened
The Hindu, Bangalore
About two lakh flowers went under the hammer at the new building of the international flower auction centre at Hebbal, which was formally opened on Wednesday. Anthuriums, Orchids, Gerberas, Birds of Paradise and Roses were among the many kinds of flowers auctioned for over Rs. 4 lakh. Modelled on the flower auction centre in The Netherlands, the flower centre is the only one in the country. The new auction building has additional facilities such as cold storage and packing equipment for buyers and growers...

To boost cut flower cultivation
The Hindu, Coimbatore
Cut flowers cultivation in Udhagamandalam has received very good response...Inaugurating the modern cultivation of cut flowers by planting rose cuttings at Karamadai near Coimbatore, he said that the administration was taking steps to popularise cultivation and marketing of cut flowers....

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