Floriculture is subject which is of great importance for future development of agriculture. Flowers are grown all over the world. India produces a large number of various types of flowers – rose being the most important one. We all know, Flowers play an essential role in people’s celebrations and every day lives. Weddings, graduations, funerals, Mother’s Day, St. Valentine’s Day, Easter and Christmas. Being a nature lover. We would like to share some of the interesting facts about the floriculture through this book, with a hope that the information provided will be useful for those who are thinking of starting a business in floriculture which has tremendous opportunities in the present scenario.
The present book describes the major varieties of flowers viz., Rose, Marigold, Jasmine, Lilly, Orchid, Anthurium etc. and thousands of other flowers. This whole subject matter is divided into eight chapters- all of equal importance. Data provided both for India and the world is up-to-date and covering all relevant aspects. This book is highly useful for commercial growers, home gardeners, professional floriculturists and environmentalists.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P C Bansil
P.C. Bansil heads the Techno Economic Research Institute, New Delhi, founded by him in 1984. He belongs to the first batch of Indian Economic Service and has worked with the FAO for about 15 years in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Rome, Zambia and Libya. He has authored 28 books, besides a large number of reports and papers prepared for various governments. He has published over 400 papers in specialized technical journals. His work experience relates to the formulation, implementation, evaluation and regional plans for agriculture, statistics, marketing, livestock, irrigation, fisheries, forestry, wildlife, national parks, tourism, agro-industries and social sectors like demography, health, education and housing, as well as project identification, formulation and evaluation in these fields. Dr. Bansil was recently appointed by the Planning Commission as Chairman of the Tenth Plan Working Group on Animal Husbandry Economics and Statistics. He has just completed the study “Livestock in India 2000-2030†sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. During his FAO assignments in Sri Lanka, Zambia and Libya as Senior Planning Advisor, he undertook micro level studies on issues relating to water.
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