October 1, 2026, Thursday
English

With the beginning of Tihar, the buying and selling of flowers increased, Nepal is becoming self-sufficient in flower business

Main News Image

Kathmandu. With the beginning of Tihar, the second biggest festival of Nepalese, the buying and selling of flowers has increased rapidly. In Tihar, which is a festival of flowers and colors, there is a lot of use of flowers from worship to various social functions. According to Rajesh Bhakta Shrestha, President of Nepal Floriculture Association, Nepal has been becoming self-sufficient in flower farming, which took a commercial form after the decade of 2050. The number of commercial cultivators of cypress and velvet for Tihar is increasing because of the short-term income.

Flower farming is being done in the main cities and 52 districts of seven provinces across the country. According to Chairman Shrestha, there is an investment of more than eight billion 83 million rupees in the flower business in an area of ​​about 270 hectares and it has provided employment to 53 thousand 500 people.
Especially during Tihar, it is estimated that more than 4 million garlands are sold in Kathmandu Valley alone. However, in the financial year 2081, 82, there was a turnover of Rs. 3.37 billion, so the annual growth rate in demand and supply is more than 10 percent. According to the statistics of the customs department, the export of floral products has also increased. In the year 2081, 82, there was an export worth Rs.

Meanwhile, Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to ban flowers imported from abroad with the aim of promoting indigenous flowers this year. Metropolitan police chief Rajunath Pandey said that this policy will be implemented through a press conference.

mediabaaji add

Related News

Karna Kumari built a concrete house by selling oranges

Myagdi. Karnakumari Purja Pun, a single woman from Beni Municipality-3, Marek, Myagdi, started the construction of a concrete house by selling last year's oranges.  Karnakumari, who has reached the age of 72 years, is making a slope at her ho...

73,000 shares of founder shares of Himalayan Bank for sale

Kathmandu. Himalayan Bank Limited has put a total of 73 thousand 69.66 shares of founder shares owned by five founder shareholders for sale. 

The bank has sold 20 thousand 482.08 shares of shareholder Jeet Kumar Shrestha, 20 thousand 29...

Gold price increased, how much per tola?

Kathmandu. The price of gold and silver has increased in the local market on Sunday. Compared to last Friday, gold has increased by Rs 1,900 and silver by Rs 40. According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Trade Federation, today the price of one tola...

Revenue collection of 21 lakh 10 thousand in one day in traffic action

Kathmandu. In the past 24 hours, two thousand 102 motorists have been prosecuted for violating traffic rules. From this, the revenue of Rs 21 lakh 10 thousand 514 has been deposited in the state treasury. According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic...

Authority constructing new Butwal Lamhi transmission line

Kathmandu. The Nepal Electricity Authority is going to construct a new Butwal Lamahi power transmission line with a capacity of 400 KV. The total length of 161 km transmission line is intended to transmit the electricity of eastern Nepal to the we...

Fluctuations in the prices of the dollar and euro; this is the central bank’s new rate

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign currency exchange rates for today, Monday. According to the details made public by the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar has been set at Rs 151.56 and the selling rate at Rs 152...