Commercial floriculture flourishing in Dang

Dang, Nov 4: More and more farmers in the district are drawn to commercial marigold farming in recent period. The farmers have been found involved in marigold floriculture targeting the festivals like Tihar. Prem Bibas Gharti of Tulasipur in Dang, who is in music profession, has started marigold farming collectively with the partnership of other four individuals at Jinuwagau of Tulasipur sub-metroplis-17.

"I have started marigold flower cultivation even to be engaged in agriculture sector," Gharti asserted. They have cultivated 'Karma 555' species of marigold flowers in five katthas of land through Sugandhit Agriculture Group. They have planted around 2400 saplings of marigold flowers and expected around 10 quintals of flower production from the area.

He mentioned, "We have already received advance order of more than one quintal of flowers ahead of Tihar.