For Hosur flower growers, prices look up for the first time since pandemic
The Hindu
‘Demand this week has come from Andhra Pradesh and Kerala’
For the first time, the flower growers of Hosur are seeing a demand unseen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The demand, albeit just four days old, is anticipated to go up and help reverse losses faced by the greenhouse farmers, say flower growers.
There was a brief spell of demand during Deepavali last year, but states like Kerala had banned flowers from Tamil Nadu followed by varied degrees of lockdowns in different states. However, this time, things are slowly looking up, says Harish Babu, a greenhouse farmer in Bagalur.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.