27th Flora Expo Kicks Off in Kathmandu (Photo Feature)

The 27th Flora Expo hosted by Floriculture Association of Nepal has kicked off today.

The expo that began with the main slogan ‘Floriculture for Clean Environment, Employment and Economic Prosperity’ is to be run in Bhrikutimandap exhibition hall up to March 22, it is stated.

Inaugurating the fair, Bagmati province Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Madhusudan Paudel expressed the province government’s ever readiness to support to prosper floriculture business.

He urged the concerned stakeholders to provide further programme and policy recommendation to that end.

“Floriculture and nursery is a competitive enterprise. It has to be made tech-savvy. The plants need to be protected and new to be promoted,” he said.

President of the Association, Rajesh Bhakta Shrestha, said that floriculture is currently being carried out in about 270 hectares across 52 districts and that more than 53,500 people are employed directly or indirectly in the flower business.

He mentioned that some agricultural policies have been modified and implemented, which has led to policy issues in imported flowers and flower-based products that need to be produced domestically. (RSS)