1. FLORICULTURE: A BOON FOR DOUBLING
FARMERS INCOME
SPEAKER: SHEEBA BELWAL
ID NO.: 44440
MASTER’S SEMINAR
(APH-600)
M.Sc. Agriculture, Horticulture
(Ornamental Horticulture and Landscaping
Architecture)
G.B Pant University Of Agriculture And
Technology, Pantnagar
2. Most of the Indian
farmers are small and
marginal farmers.
Very small land
holding per capita.
Why Double Farmers' Income?
7. NET RETURNS COMPARISION FOR KHARIF
PADDY (Rs./Ha) MARIGOLD(Rs./
Ha)
CHRYSANTHEMUM(Rs./
Ha)
COST OF
PRODUCTION
52,232.50 84594 55000
GROSS
RETURN
1,00,627.50 185152 1,90,540
NET RETURN 48,395 100557.99 2,45,000
8. WHEAT(Rs/ha) ROSE(Rs/ha)
COST OF PRODUCTION 42600.00 149859.00
GROSS RETURN 1,10,945.00 368655.00
NET RETURN 68,345.32 218796.00
NET RETURNS COMPARISION FOR RABI
9. NET RETURNS (PER HA)
ANNUAL INCOME FROM TRADITIONAL CROPS : Rs. 5,000 - 20,000
INCOME FROM FLORICULTURE AFTER DIVERSIFICATION:
Rose : Rs. 54,83,840
Carnations : Rs. 13,75,000
Gladiolus : Rs. 32,500
Chrysanthemum : Rs. 1,16,500
Gerbera : Rs. 15,03,520
Marigold : Rs. 20,869
*Average of initial 3 years’ production
10. LEADING FLOWERS PRODUCING STATES (2016)
Others, 14%
Assam, 4%
Chattisgarsh, 5%
Maharashtra, 5%
Uttar pradesh, 5%
Andhra pradesh,
6%
Gujarat, 8%Madhya pradesh,
10%
West bengal, 12%
Karnataka, 13%
Tamil nadu, 19%
11. PRODUCTION SHARE OF MAJOR LOOSE
FLOWER PRODUCING STATES IN INDIA, 2016
(source:www.nhb.gov.in)
14. Market Opportunities
Domestic seasonal opportunity
Demand Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High
Moderate
International seasonal opportunity
Export
potential Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High
Moderate
Low
15. MODULES FOR DOUBLING INCOME
Nursery Raising
Loose Flower Production
Cut Flower Production
Protected Cultivation
Open Field Cultivation
Flower Seed Production
Fertigation
Bonsai Production
Dry Flower Industry
Value Addition.
Horti Tourism
16. NURSERY RAISING
A good nursery is very essential for supplying the right
type of seedlings to farmers who plant.
It is remunerative and can be conducted in a small area.
Production of seedlings, pot plants and poly bag plants.
17. CUT FLOWER
PRODUCTION
• MARIGOLD
• CROSSANDRA
• CHRYSANTHEMUM
• TUBEROSE
• ROSE
• ANTHURIUM
• ROSE
• GLADIOLUS
• CHRYSANTHEMUM
• GERBERA
• LILIUM
• TULIP
• DAFFODIL
• ANTHURIUM
LOOSE FLOWER
PRODUCTION
19. VARIETIES
VARITIES FOR GREEN HOUSES: grand gala, first red, golden gates, konfetti, raval,
starlite
VARITIES FOR OPEN FIELDS:
Floribunda:florence, frisko, jaguar
Hybrid tea: melody, only love, vivaldi
Spray:nikita, joy
Other: sofia, baby love, gladiator, YCD2 YCD3.
I.A.R.I RELEASED: Pusa Shatabdi, Pusa Komal, Pusa Ajay, Pusa Arun, Pusa Mohit.
HARDY : bonica, golden wings
FOR FENCING: blaze, don juan
PEST RESISTANT: scarlet, amber, pink supreme
SCENTED VARITIES: la france, sugandha, Taj Mahal
23. USES:
Garland making and hair decoration.
Exhibition value, garland, veni, bouquet, vase .
Essential oil
Sources of pyrethrum and an important insecticide
28. USES:
Garland, veni and other decorations.
Vase arrangements.
Essential oil extraction.
The Pigments (Xanthophylls) are used as a natural colour to intensify
yellow colour of egg yolk and broiler skin, flesh and also for fish.
Fly repellant.
Trap crop
36. FERTIGATION
BENEFITS:
Saves water and Fertilizers
Non interference with cultural practises.
Labour cost is saved.
Optimum Application of water and fertilizers.
38. BONSAI GROWING
Bonsai is an art of growing and training of a plant to a miniature form having a natural
look of old age.
Suitable plants: Abies, Amaltas, Araucaria, Babul, Bamboo, Banyan, Ber, Bottle brush,
Bougainvillea, Casuarina, Cherry, Cryptomeria, Deodar, Duranta, Excoecaria, Gulmohar,
Hibiscus, Ixora, Jacaranda, Java fig tree , Murraya , Malpighia, Oleander , Peach, Pines,
Pilkhan, Pipal, Plum, Podocarpus, Silver oak. Spruce, etc.
41. INCOME GENERATION
Prize depends on size, shape,age, species and also on
market and buyer.
Has tremendous scope for commercialization.
The most expensive Bonsai tree is this centuries old Pine,
sold for 1.3 million dollar at the International Bonsai
Convention in Takamatsu, Japan.
42. DRY FLOWERS
Labour intensive
Export to countries like USA, Japan and Europe. The
industry exports 500 varieties of flowers to 20 countries.
India stands first in dry flower.
Job opportunities for thousands of workers and self-
employment.
43. WIDELY USED TO MAKE HANDMADE PAPER, LAMPSHADES, CANDLE
HOLDERS, JUTE BAGS, PHOTO FRAMES, BOXES, BOOKS, WALL QUILTS,
POT POURRI CARDS AND SEVERAL GIFTS.
Flowers and parts of plants: Cock’s comb, jasmine,
Amaranthus
Potpourri: Bachelor’s button, Cock’s comb, jasmine, rose
petals, Bougainvillea flowers,jasmine.
Dry flower pots and bouquets: everlasting flower,
helichrysum, fern leaves.
Dry flower handicrafts
Dry flower candles
44. VALUE ADDITION
Wastage avoided during glut period.
Farmers can earn better remuneration.
Stabilizes farm by adding profits.
Empowering rural women by involving their
creativity.
Cut out middleman involvement.
Price flexibility.
48. PLANT PIGMENTS FOR NUTRACEUTICAL
AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES
There has been a increase in demands of nutarceutical pigments like anthocyanins,
carotenoids, betalins, curcumins.
Various nutraceutical industries thus create a huge demand there by profiting the
farmers .
Awareness about toxic effects of synthetic dyes has resulted in creation of huge
demands for natural dyes. Flowers Pigments
Rose Pelargonidin,Cyanidin
Orchids Anthocyanin, anthoxanthin
Chrysanthemum Carotenoids, anthocyanin,
falvinoids
Hibiscus Anthocyanin, anthoxanthin
Lilium Anthocyanin, carotenoids
Gerbera Pelargonidin,Cyanidin
Anthurium Cyanidin, pelargonidin
Marigold Lutein, Zeaxanthin
49. EDIBLE FLOWERS
Edible flowers provide additional opportunities for value
added products.
Markets have not been properly exploited in India and
there is lot of scope .
Flower Plant Part
Lawn Daisy leaves
Lemon Verbena leaves
Calendula Petals
Chrysanthemum coronarium leaves
Sunflower Raw Buds
Lavender flowers
Sage Flowers
50. HORTITOURISM
In India, most of the farmers are small or marginal farmers.
They keep huge hopes on returns and invest on fertilizers,
pesticides and hybrid seeds. But failure of crops at the time of
harvest due to natural calamities is very common. Hortitourism
concept may help farmers and give additional returns before
harvest apart from farm produce.
51. HORTI- TOURISM
Nature based activity
Gardening
Picking flowers
Hiking in the flower
meadows
• Botanical gardens
• Eco-villages /Garden
villages/Spice villages
Positive impacts
better services and facilities
Improved socio-economic conditions of farmers
infrastructural improvement
Boosting Tourism
improving cultural heritage
cultural exchange and identity
52. CONCLUSION
Floriculture has a huge potential to provide our farmers their
rightful fruits of labour and dedication. Present necessity of
agricultural diversification through exploring such aspects of it
can enhance and even double our farmers income thereby
uplifting their standards of living and giving them a secure future.