News & Events

1. Flora Expo India 2013:

Organizer:

Media Today Pvt Ltd T-30, First Floor,

Khirki Extention, Malviya Nagar,

Tel: +(91)-(11)-26682045/26681671

Fax: +(91)-(11)-26680153

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India's enormous flower and gardening market!

India is poised to become the top trade center in this part of globe. Imports & exports of flowers, seeds, bulbs, planting materials and gardening related goods from all around the world are increasing year by year because industry professionals in India are always seeking new products, techniques and devices that are highly effective and cost-efficient.

For international exhibitors, FLORA EXPO 2013 is the gateway to realize the huge potential of South Asian market as a year-round supplier and consumer. Meet everyone at 8th INT'L. FLORA EXPO 2013, concurrently with 7th International Landscape & Gardening Expo 2013 and 5th International Horti Expo 2013 at NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla, New Delhi, India.

2.Tulip Festival Kashmir Dates 2013 - (Not yet Confirmed)

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Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden,

Srinagar, Kashmir(It's located in the foothills of Zabarwan range, overlooking Dal Lake.)

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Spring is when Kashmir is at its most picturesque, and is also the season for flowering tulips. This special time of year is beautifully captured by the Tulip Festival in Srinagar, home to Asia's largest tulip garden. There are over 2 million tulips there. Tulip festival is held annually in the month of April when tulips are in full bloom. The garden looks like a silken carpet of bright colored sprawling tulips. Best time to visit is March-April. Nearly 60 varieties of beautiful and vibrant tulips grow in this garden, spread over 5 hectors of land. Tulips remain in bloom just for 15-20 days depending upon the temperature. “Red, yellow, variegated, pink, white, orange, light blue, and magenta are the main colors of tulips. The scene is simply charismatic with floral charm. The view remains in the memory of a visitor forever. Cultural programs, Kashmiri folk songs, sale of local handicrafts, and preparation of traditional Kashmiri cuisine forms an eminent part of the entertainment of visitors during the festival.

3. V International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables

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Dr. Mahadev Chetti,

University of Agric. Sciences,

College of Agriculture,

58005 Dharwad,

India. Phone: (91)9448495309, Fax: (91)8362445288,

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: http://favhealth2012.org

4. BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2013 looks to be an exciting year for the central-England show

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Birmingham becomes the heart of horticultural happenings in the month of June. BBC Gardeners’ World Live is a floral delight with something for everyone.

The Kitchen Garden is new for 2013, a stage free-of-charge, located inside the show. Here you can learn from gardening experts and top chefs and pick up handy hints and tips on how to produce delicious meals at home, from your very own kitchen garden.

For 2013, we celebrate the launch of two exciting new categories. City Scape / Rural Escape Gardens will be of contemporary or traditional style and each garden will come with a pre-printed backdrop of a city skyline or a rural scene. Outdoor Living Gardens will engage the visitor and show how a relatively small area can be transformed into a truly functional and imaginative outdoor space.

5. INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW SIKKIM 2013

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Source of funding - Govt. of Sikkim, Govt. of India.

The Government of Sikkim has decided to organize the 2nd International Flower show from 23-27February 2013. The Horticulture & Cash Crops Development Department will be the Nodal Departmentfor organizing the event.
The main objectives of organizing the show are:

• To showcase the floral potential of Sikkim.
• To promote Floriculture Industry in Sikkim.
• To provide Flower growers of Sikkim an International Exposition for understanding the Globaltrend of Floriculture Development and Flori-business.
• To keep pace with the advancement of World Floriculture.
• To highlight Sikkim as a Floriculture State / destination.
• To promote Tourism in Sikkim.

The International Flower show 2013 will be a mega show, where participants from different states aswell as from International are expected in a huge number. The targeted visitors to the show is around1 Lakh, for which massive advertisements has been given in the local, national and International papersand magazines.

SPONSORS For organizing this mega event requires huge financial involvement, which can bepooled from different sources like, Government of Sikkim, Ministry of Agriculture (GoI), Ministry ofDevelopment of North Eastern Region (DONER), APEDA, NHB etc.