October 17, 2000

Kathmandu: Floriculture Association of Nepal is to host flower exhibition-2057 from October 20 to 22, just a few days ahead of the Hindu festival of Deepavali.

According to the information given at a press conference organised by the association here today, various flowers and cut flowers will be the main attractions of the exhibition

Two hundred and thirty different kinds of seasonal flowers, flower plants and decorative plants will be on display and sale at the exhibition.

About forty flower entrepreneurs and organisations concerned with flowers will decorate their stalls with their products at the three-day exhibition.

Flower seeds, garden tools, fertilisers, vases and decoration items, apart from flower plants, will be available at the exhibition.

Convenor of the flower exhibition Kishore Pradhan said that the market for flowers in Nepal was expanding day by day but its production and marketing lacks professionalism.

Mr Pradhan said that it had been the main objective of the association to introduce professionalism in the production and marketing of flowers and raise the awareness of the people in this regard.