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After liberalisation the Government of India identified floriculture as a sunrise industry and accorded it 100 percent export oriented status. The major importers of live plants, and bulbs are Germany, France, Italy, UK, USA and Japan etc.The major importer of cut flowers are Germany, USA,UK,France,Netherlands,Italy,Japan etc. Cut –flowers are the most widely traded floriculture product and the consumption is increasing worldwide, cutting into the share of other floriculture products. Germany is the leading country for importing cut-flowers. The Netherlands has dominated the world floriculture export trade. In cut-flowers Netherlands accounted for an estimated market share of 64 per cent of world cut-flower exports in 1995, followed by Colombia (14 percent) and Israel (4.2 percent). The developing countries share in the world cut-flower trade in 1995 is estimated at 28.4 percent.India’s share in the global cut flower trade in 1995 was a mere 0.3%. Flower consumption is 23 key countries, will increase 14 percent by the year 2000, from US $ 36 million in 1995 to US $ 42 million in 2000 (projected). Switzerland topped in per capita consumption of cutflowers at US $ 106.5, followed by Norway (US $66), Finland (US $60.5), Austria (US $57), Belgium (US $ 49), Germany (US $48) and the Netherland and Japan (US $ 47 each). India’s share in the world floriculture trade is negligible. There has been a significant rise in the floriculture exports. In 1995-96 exports doubled to reach a value of Rs.55 crores. Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, UK, UAE and Hong Kong have been the major destinations for Indian cutflowers. |
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