Agriculture is the dominant sector of Indian economy which determines the growth and sustainability. About 65 per cent of the population still relies on agriculture for employment and livelihood. The increasing population coupled with growing income has increased the demand for food grains, and non-food grain crops.
Therefore, agriculture has to achieve a higher growth rate targeted at 4 per cent per annum on a sustainable basis.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Salem, organised a seminar on ‘Opportunities in Green House Cultivation for cut flowers, capsicum, and cucumber,’ in the city on Thursday.
The event was designed to focus on the requirements of the farmers, entrepreneurs, agri-preneurs.
Robert de Bos, an expert from The Netherlands, and at present attached to Bangalore Plants First Private Limited, spoke in detail on green house cultivation, global perspectives, and export opportunities. He said that virtually all commercial flowers can be grown somewhere, year around across the country.
Many new types of flowers can be cultivated too.
There is a market, a buyer, for everything. Getting to these groups and these market segments was the challenge. A professional approach was required.
P. Murugesaboopathi, former Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, inaugurated the seminar. K. Janagan, former Joint Director of Agriculture, delivered the keynote address.
S. Srividhya from TNAU, and N. Jothi Basu an official of the State Horticultural Department, spoke.S. Rajkumar, farmer from Salem, and D. Balasivaprasad, farmer from Hosur shared their experiences of green house cultivation.
Source : The Hindu
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