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About

A flower nursery run by Abdur Rashid (36), who lives in Ward 2, Burirhat, Rangpur city. Unable to find a job after his studies, he took nursery training and started growing flowers with Tk 40,000 of capital. His garden has close to 300 kinds of flowers, and he sells flowers and other saplings from the nursery every day. Starting from free saplings, he became the first in Rangpur to grow lilium, a flower from the Netherlands, successfully, selling 1,700 lilium stems in one season. Each lilium stem sells for Tk 70–90 wholesale and Tk 150–200 or more retail. Alongside lilium he grows roses, gladiolus, chrysanthemum, marigold, tuberose, gypsophila and palm flower, as well as rice and vegetables. Eight workers work at the nursery, including women, and he earns Tk 40,000 to Tk 1 lakh a month. The district Department of Agricultural Extension advises him, and others are taking up flower farming after seeing his success.

Products and services

• Lilium

  Tk 70–90 / per stem

  Dutch variety; wholesale price per stem

• Lilium (retail)

  Tk 150–200 / per stem

  Retail price Tk 150–200 or more

• Roses

  Several varieties

• Gladiolus

  Several varieties

• Chrysanthemum

• Marigold

• Tuberose

• Gypsophila

• Palm flower

• Flower saplings

  Sold daily at the nursery

Prices as given by the owner; ask before you buy.

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