Floriculture Association Nepal to Host 27th Flora Expo in Kathmandu

Kathmandu. With the objective of promoting the flower business, the Floriculture Association Nepal is organizing the Flora Expo (Flower Fair) this year, as it does every year.

The Floriculture Association Nepal has been continuously organizing regional and national flower fairs/exhibitions every year since 2051 BS for the development, expansion, and promotion of the floriculture business. Informing at a press conference in Kathmandu today, the organizers announced that they will be organizing the 27th edition of the flower exhibition this year.

Ram Bahadur Tamang, Senior Vice President of the Floriculture Association Nepal and Coordinator of the Fair, stated that the '27th Flora Expo' will be held from Chaitra 5 to 8, 2082 BS at the Bhrikutimandap Exhibition Hall in Kathmandu, under the main theme 'Flower Business for Clean Environment, Employment, and Economic Prosperity.'

According to him, the Flora Expo will feature a total of 83 stalls, including 65 commercial stalls, 11 official stalls, two competition stalls, two food stalls, one landscape stall, one selfie stall, and one BYD EV car stall.

As in previous years, various categories of flower plants produced by different floriculturists participating in the fair will compete for awards such as the best stall, best landscaping, best seasonal flower, best ornamental plant, best flowering ornamental plant, best landscape, best floral arrangement, and best cut flower (rose, gerbera, and carnation).

Floriculturists who achieve first place and excellence in the competition will be awarded cash prizes, shields, and certificates. Furthermore, the organizers announced that, as always, one long-serving and continuous floriculturist will be selected and honored with a letter of appreciation this year.

At the press conference, the organizers mentioned that the floriculture business started at a basic level in Nepal in 2011 BS, and now it has reached a stage where it can sustain livelihoods. Currently, floriculture is being practiced in approximately 270 hectares across 52 districts.

There is an investment of over NPR 8.83 billion in this sector, and more than 1,235 floriculturists are involved. More than 53,500 people are employed directly and indirectly in the floriculture business, and the organizers stated that the annual growth rate in demand and supply for the flower business has been around 10 to 15 percent in recent years.