News » 13.09.2024 - India: "Thiruvananthapuram records increase in floriculture"

Thiruvananthapuram district has seen a fivefold increase in the area under floriculture, revealed 'Poovili 2024', a survey report from the District Economics and Statistics Department. Jamanthi is the most cultivated flower and 62.5 per cent of the farmers said their previous year's cultivation was profitable.

"This year, the area under floriculture is 216.82 hectares, which is five times more than the land used for the same in the previous year. Floriculture is being conducted under all local self-government institutions, thanks to the Poovani program of the state government," the report said.

Panchayats under the Kattakada assembly constituency topped in floriculture. A total of 37.75 hectares is under flower farming in the six panchayats of the constituency. Last year, cultivation was carried out on 27.92 hectares. Flower farming saw tremendous growth in the district through the 'Nammude Onam, Nammude Poovu' program in the constituency.

 

Source: www.floraldaily.com

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