Commercial Floriculture

Export Market

• Traditional flowers like jasmine, tuberose are being exported as fresh flowers to Malaysia, Singapore, Sree Lanka and Gulf countries from India.
• The international market price for Jasmine concrete and absolute oil is around Rs. 30,000/- and Rs. 60,000/- per kg, respectively. The exported flowers fetch Rs. 30 crores to Rs. 40 crores foreign exchange annually.
• Extracting essential oils from flowers is another major industry in India.
• Damask rose is widely cultivated particularly in Azmir, Udaipur areas in Rajasthan, Palampur and Kullu districts in Himachal Pradesh, Aligarh, Kannauj and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
• The rose petals are also used to prepare rose water and gulkand. These products are being exported to UK, France, Germany and Middle East countries.
• Tuberose flowers are used for extraction of oils and it is considered as the high value concrete in the world market.
• Tissue cultured plants of jasmine; scented rose etc. can also be propagated and supplied to Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
• All these floricultural products can be sold in the International market at Singapore.
• The varied agro climatic conditions prevailing in the country with ample sunshine can maintain regular supply of any floricultural commodity throughout the year.
• India’s geographical location particularly its proximity to the developing Far East, offers tremendous competitive advantage.
• Keeping in view of pollution problems and other aesthetic values of the flowers, we must try to sustain our floriculture industry.
• Due to rapid urbanization and multistoried flats system the local demand of flowers would definitely be increased.

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