Her Majesty opens floriculture trade fair
RSS
KATHMANDU, Apr. 8: Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi
Shah inaugurated "Floriculture Trade Fair 2003" organised by Floriculture
Association Nepal amidst a function here today.
Her Majesty the Queen presented prizes to Parijat Nursery for the best flower, Sudimas
Nursery for plant, Kumari Nursery for best displayed stall, Garden Service Centre for land
scape (garden decoration) Dolphin Flowers for cut flower producers and special award to
immediate past president of the Association Suresh Bhakta Shrestha.Her Royal Highness
Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah and Her Royal Highness Prerana Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
were present on the occasion.Her Majesty the Queen observed the floriculture trade fair
with keen interest.There are 51 stalls of various flowers at the four day long trade
fair.On the occasion, president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry Binod Bahadur Shrestha said His Majesty's Government should adopt appropriate
policy for the development of floriculture in the 10th Five-Year Plan.Acting chairperson
of the Association Minarwa Bisht said the trade fair is being organised as an annual
festival by the floriculture entrepreneurs and it has helped for the publicity of the
flower trade.The number of nursery has increased to 250 at present from 80 ten years ago
in the Kathmandu Valley. There are 45 floriculture sales centre in the capital.There is
the transaction of about Rs.70 million of flowers every year with an increase of seven
fold during the last seven years, it is stated.About 70 per cent of the flowers used to be
imported from India in 1995 but now Nepal imports only 20 per cent of the flowers from
India, it is stated.There is floriculture business in various 16 districts of the country
including in Kathmandu.
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