Locational and income patterns of florist and flower market with reference to Guwahati city of Assam, India

Abstract

Floriculture is rising as a profitable business in several parts of the world. Nearly two-thirds of the floriculture trade are from the USA, Europe and Japan. The business is in addition growing in some Indian states also. The state of Assam possess a favorable factors for growth of flower gardening business. The demand of cut flower for various functions has augmented in recent time. To meet the present need, the flower business has been a good option that has been adopted by people as a source of income and in the rise of increasing retail flower trade in and around the city of Guwahati. The present paper attempts to examine critically the economic merits of those people associated with the business and the other purpose is mark out the location distribution of flower market and its associated reasons geographically. Floriculture in India is catching up with the rest of the world at a great speed with the era after post globalization has increased the demand of cut flowers and potted plants with increasing aesthetic sense, standard of living and awareness in people. Floriculture has emerged as the alternative to growing of conventional crop as it has more potential to generate remunerative to small and marginalized farmers Floriculture in India is catching up with the rest of the world at a great speed with the era after post globalization has increased the demand of cut flowers and potted plants with increasing aesthetic sense, standard of living and awareness in people. Floriculture has emerged as the alternative to growing of conventional crop as it has more potential to generate remunerative to small and marginalized farmers Floriculture in India is catching up with the rest of the world at a great speed with the era after post globalization has increased the demand of cut flowers and potted plants with increasing aesthetic sense, standard of living and awareness in people. Floriculture has emerged as the alternative to growing of conventional crop as it has more potential to generate remunerative to small and marginalized farmers.