floriculture

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Rajanigandha perfumes Odisha’s cyclone-wrecked Ralaba

Ralaba’s rajanigandha fields are a source of livelihood and a testament to a community’s ability to reinvent itself after a natural calamity.

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Sikkim flowers go online

Although the demand for flowers grown in Sikkim has been increasing, farmers face challenges such as water scarcity, threats from animals like monkeys that damage crops, and lack of proper market linkages — prompting some to tap online sales and eliminate middlemen.

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Flower farming is no bed of roses

Welcome to the world of Dutch roses and those who usher brief moments of joy in our lives—the growers.

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Money blooms in India’s ‘flower village’ of Nikamwadi in Maharashtra

Farmers have almost abandoned water-thirsty sugarcane for more colourful, and profitable, crops – marigold and chrysanthemum – which fetch them around Rs 10 lakh a year.

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West Bengal’s flower trade booms beyond state borders

With growing demand for flowers from the north-eastern states, and government initiatives to boost floriculture and inter-state trade, flower cultivators and traders are reaping the benefits.

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Flowers bring women sweet scent of success

Struggling to make a living from subsistence farming, women farmers in southern Rajasthan have succeeded in breaking the cycle of poverty and doubling household incomes by cultivating marigold and roses