Itanagar, Nov. 4 -- Farmers in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, have taken a significant step towards expanding commercial floriculture in Arunachal Pradesh, with over 3,000 bunches of locally grown chrysanthemums dispatched to New Delhi.
The consignment was ceremonially flagged off from the Mini Secretariat, Ziro, by Ziro-Hapoli MLA Hage Appa in the presence of Horticulture Secretary Koj Riniya, Lower Subansiri Zilla Parishad Chairperson Hibu Dumi, Director of Horticulture Tobom Bam, Deputy Commissioner Oli Perme, departmental officials and local flower growers.
More than 800 bunches of chrysanthemums had already been sold in the local market, indicating growing market opportunities for flower growers in the district.
The flowers were cultivate...