"The Johor government has allocated an 80ha site in Ayer Hitam for growing orchids in an effort to increase the state's export share of cut orchids. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the site at the Ayer Hitam modern agriculture project will add to the 500ha of commercial orchid cultivation by 78 local operators.
"The state government fully supports this venture as it brings us good revenue," he said... Johor contributed 83 per cent of Malaysia's orchid export, making the country the world's second-largest exporter of orchids after Thailand. The other exporting countries are Japan, Korea, Australia, Canada, the United States and some European countries." article URL : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/NewsBreak/20070526174729/Article/pppull_index_html ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
