KATHMANDU: About 200,000 sticks of rose are expected to be sold on the Valentine Day. On this day, there is a high demand of rose flowers that lovers buy to wish for their beloved ones.
According to JB Tamang, program co-ordination of Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN), for the day, Nepal imports rose flowers from India to meet the demands.
On a normal day, there is a demand of 8,000 sticks, which is mostly covered by the domestic market.
On an usual day, Nepal’s floriculture businesses increase its rose import by 20 per cent from India. But for the Valentine’s Day, more than 80 per cent of the market is occupied by roses imported from India, Tamang stated. The cost of rose flowers imported from India ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 300 per stick.
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