Commercial Floriculture

Problems/constraints for Floriculture industry in India

• Lack of specific information on area and production of different flowers – which is a handicap in planning production for domestic and export market.
• Lack of information on new / ruling varieties – which continuously keep changing in International markets.
• Lack of information on advanced cultivation practices like high density planting, fertilizer and irrigation management, plant protection, proper grading, etc,.
• Lack of infrastructure facilities like green house/glass house and poly house and Cold chain.
• There is no direct cargo flight from Bengaluru and Pune which are main production centers, leads to double shipment which increases the cost besides more scope for spoilage.
• The freight rates in India are high which makes products uncompetitive in the International markets.
• There are no organized marketing co-operatives of other bodies which can take care of floriculture trade in India.
• Lack of Research and development in floriculture, especially on new varieties, post-harvest techniques, advanced cultivation method, etc.
• No detailed economic feasibility studies with reference to establishment, maintenance and cost of production in glass house conditions / protected cultivation.
• Pot plants are produced in soil based container medium which is not allowed in most middle-East and European markets.
• Lack of streamlined quality control mechanism and poor co-ordination between government and private agencies involved in import and export of floriculture products.
• Exemption from import duty by importing countries is needed as some countries like Columbia Mauritius etc. are exempted from such tariffs.
• Phytosanitory certificates are given only in selected cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Madras.
• Lack of appropriate planting materials and production technologies for export.
• Lack of knowledge about importing and exporting countries.
• Lack of quality consciousness of the produce. This affects the floriculture industry as a whole.
• Lack of sale promotion activities in India.
• Lack of market intelligence regarding leading varieties, selling price, etc.
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