India’s floriculture exports are likely to grow to Rs700 crore by end of 2010 against projected level of Rs1000 crore.

The shortfall in target is because of bottlenecks like poor infrastructure and plant material, production technology and availability of basic inputs along with insufficient cold storage facilities.

According to industry body ASSOCHAM, poor infrastructure facilities and inadequate push from government, has led to domestic floriculture exports not rising to expected standards. Like, the value of exports of floriculture products from India was Rs 212,70 crore in 2004-05 which went up to Rs 305 crore in 2005-06 and further escalated at Rs 390 crore in previous fiscal.

In 2007-08, exports are likely to be around Rs500 crore which by 2010 can go up to Rs700 crore against targeted levels of Rs1000 crore.

Although five agri-export zones have been set up in Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, Karnataka and Maharashtra, Karnataka which contribute 75% of flori production, export quality floriculture is still missing. Resultantly, India’s contribution to world flower trade of about $12 billion (Rs480crore) remains way below its potential.

Besides, setting up of cold storage and cargo handling facilities at key airports like New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum and Cochin are still under active consideration of the Government and prove to be inadequate to take floriculture exports to the desired direction.

Mr. Rakesh Joshi

Joshi Enterprise

Manager, Joshi Enterprise
Dispur, India

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