The input subsidy by the government coupled with the
prominence to the Bathukamma festival where flowers are extensively used, have boosted
cultivation of marigold in Adilabad district of Telangana.
The vibrantly hued and considerably large sized flowers
of marigold make it the most preferred while decorating ‘Bathukamma’ and this
has created demand for its cultivation.
Apart from ‘tangedu’ and gunugu flowe, women used marigold in the floral arrangement.
The Bathukamma festival has gained much importance after carving out of separate
Telangana.
To encourage farmers grow flowers, the horticulture department
has been giving subsidy to the farmers cultivating marigold, jasmine and other varieties
and as expected , many peasants opted for them as there is good profit. Marigold
is a four-month crop involving very less risk.
Assistant director, Agriculture dept, Adilabad Mohd
Sattar said there is high demand for flowers these days as use of flowers has
increased many times in day today life and on every occasion like Diwali,
Dassara, Ayyappa and Bathukamma celebrations.
‘The rise in demand for marigold has increased due
to the increasing popularity of Bathukamma festival’.
Earlier, the cultivation of these flowers was just
confined to surrounding Hyderabad but now it has spread to all other districts
in the state as farmers are getting remunerative prices’, Mr Sattar said.
According to official sources, the cultivation area of
marigold has increased to nearly 300 acres this season from 60 acres earlier. Marigold is prominent grown in Bhainsa,
Gudihatnoor, Luxettipet, Tanoor, Adilabad, Nirmal, Ichoda, Kagaznagar areas in
the district. The total cultivation area
of all flowers put together is 600 acres in the Adilabad district.
Boora Pocham, a farmers of Raspalli village in
Kagaznagar mandal, said he cultivated marigold in 2.5 acre, this season, of the
totally seven acres he totally owned in view of the high demand for those flowers.
Nearly 15 farmers are cultivating flowers,
especially marigold, in the Sirpur (T) Assembly constituency following the encouragement
from MLA Koneru Konappa.
Horticulture department is giving special subsidy
for cultivation of flowers to meet the local demand and to encourage farmers to
go for cross cultivation.
Marigold is priced between Rs 50-70 a kg and during the
peak season, it even touches the Rs 200 a kg mark. Cultivation of flowers has increased
in Bhainsa, Gudihatnoor, Luxettipet, Tanoor, Adilabad, Nirmal, Ichoda,
Kagaznagar areas in the district.
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