Tripura sees sharp rise in flower cultivation

Tripura has witnessed a sharp increase in flower production over the past seven years and has taken several steps to boost flower cultivation in the state. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath informed this after he inaugurated the Vivekananda Flower Garden at Mohanpur in West Tripura.

The Minister said that flowers are used everywhere. “If you want to greet someone, flowers are needed; during religious programmes, flowers are needed; in social and cultural events, flowers are needed everywhere. In our state, the soil is fertile and we receive massive rainfall,” he said.

“Tripura’s weather and soil are very helpful for flower cultivation. Earlier, people used to see flowers only as beautiful items, but now people are earning lakhs of rupees by cultivating flowers. People like Sentu Bhowmik of Barjala; Pradip Sarkar of Kanchanmala; Jayanta Dey of Chandibari; Indrajit Debnath of Baikhora; and many others are involved. Flower cultivation is also helping people earn their livelihood, especially farmers. Earlier, marigold, rose, rajanigandha, etc. were cultivated in open fields,” said the Minister.

The Minister informed that before 2018, flowers were cultivated on 2,738 kani of land in Tripura, but over the last seven years, the cultivated area has increased to 11,720 kani.