Himachal Pradesh first flower mandi comes up at Parwanoo

The states first flower mandi has been set up at the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) marketing yard, Parwanoo, to facilitate the growers from Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla and Mandi districts.

The agro-climatic conditions offer apt opportunities for the development of floriculture to serve the internal off season market. The potential for exports, however, is yet to be tapped.

Floriculture products like cut flowers, bulbs, seeds, live Plants, etc. can be produced as . Although flowers from different agro climatic zones of the state can be made available all through the year for domestic market, export quality flower produce can be ensured only by cultivation under controlled Environment conditions of greenhouses.