gosot kothal uthot tel nou pokutei sel bel --- Buljit Buragohain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --------------------------------- > NE flowers to hit Japan markets > By Surajit Khaund > GUWAHATI, Oct 28 After making a strong presence > in the Dubai flower market, rose, anthurium, and > dendrobium orchid cultivated in the region are all > set to hit the Japan market soon. Two Japanese > companiesClassic Japan and Otani have come forward > to buy flowers from the North East. Inspired by the > quality of rose and anthurium, these companies have > signed a deal with the Zopar Exports to import > products from the region. > > Flowers cultivated in five States-Assam, Meghalaya, > Mizoram , Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have been > making strong presence in the Dubai market. > Particularly, Anthurium which is only available in > the North East , has been able to attract a good > number of customers in Dubai. > > Buoyed by the response from the foreign market, > floriculture has been picking up in the region. > According to available statistics about 500 farmers > are now closely associated with the floriculture > with active support from the Centre. > > Our rose and anthurium have good demand in the > international market. We have already sent several > consignments to Dubai, Rajesh Prasad of Zopar > Exports told this correspondent today. The firm has > been motivating the farmers towards floriculture in > the region. In this context, he said that flower > market across the globe has been expanding at a good > pace and therefore this region can play a major > role. Despite vast potential, floriculture in the > North East is still low considering the volume of > international market. We must motivate more > farmers, Prasad observed. > > Dubai is said to be one of the major flower markets > in the world for which several Indian companies are > now exploring the market by their variety of > products. But, anthurium in the region has a special > demand. During Valentines Day, prices of anthurium > generally go up. > > Providing more details in this regard, Prasad said > that the demand for anthurium has been increasing > across the globe and therefore more production is > required. This region can earn revenue by way of > encouraging the farmers, Prasad added. Zopar > Exports produces daily 4000 anthurium and 5,000 to > 10,000 roses in different parts in the North East. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (The Assam Tribune,29.10.2007) > > > > > --------------------------------- > Chat on a cool, new interface. No download > required. Click here.> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
