All is not rosy for flower growers
The Hindu
With few buyers and prices plummeting, some prefer to leave the crops unplucked in farms
Flower cultivation had been giving an assured monthly income to growers, but since lockdown/curfew has been imposed more than a month ago in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, everything has not been rosy with the business. The sale of fresh flowers is traditionally an afternoon/evening affair, but the 12 noon to 6 a.m. curfew has left a small window for business when only small quantities are being bought, mainly for puja. A fact-check in the Venkatampalli and Nadimidoddi villages of Narpala mandal in Anantapur district reveals there are no takers for the women’s favourite and fast-moving ‘kanakambaram’ (Crossandra infundibuliform - firecracker flower) that commands ₹600 a kg in any season and goes up to even ₹2,000 a kg during the wedding season and festivals. Very few businessmen are said to be lifting the stocks.
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