Floriculture export can earn huge revenues

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ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan has a lot of potential to develop floriculture, but lack of attention by the concerned authorities has prevented growth in this sector, a leading researcher and exporter said on Monday.

"The market demand of floriculture products is growing fast. The worldwide trade with more than 10 countries dominating the business. There is a constant increase in its acreage under various flower crops" said by Chief Executive Officer Harvest Tradings Ahmad Jawad in a statement issued here Monday.

Ahmad Jawad said that Pakistan is a country of small farming households, where floriculture is the best option to enhance the income for the poor.

"We have favorable climate and cheap labour for growing these crops. They need much less land and water for production than other crops," he said.

Net profit against the investment is much higher for these crops compared with other conventional crops, he said. The products are in high demand all over the world, he added.

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