BHARATPUR: Prakash Pant, a resident of Bharatpur Metropolis-18, Gunjanagar have made an income of Rs one million in less that three months. He has been successful to make a lucrative income by selling ‘Red Rose’ meant for the Valentine Day.

According to him, he made a net profit of 300,000 from rose farming. “I sell at least one thousand to 12 hundred sticks of this flower from my farm”.

There is a demand of 20,000 stick roses in Chitwan on the occasion of Valentine Day,  said Pant, who is also the Chairman of the Floriculture Association Nepal, Chitwan Chapter. He usually starts cultivating this flower from the month of April and May, and yields production from November. He has been supplying roses to major cities of Nepal, including Chitwan, Pokhara and Kathmandu.

In the recent days, with the celebration of ‘Valentine Day’ gaining popularity in the country, the demand of ‘Red Rose’ has also gone up. However, Nepal has not been able to produce sufficient flowers to meet the growing demand.