'' Orchids produced in Phulbaria.... Deepta Orchid, a private enterprise...
11 acres of land in 2002 with 80,000 orchid plants collected from Thailand. It now produces around 70,000 orchid sticks a month. ... Some of the varieties produced... include Dendrobium Pink, Dendrobium Sonia, Dendrobium Sato, Dendrobium Earsa Kul, Dendrobium White, Red Bull, Miss Singapore and White Faiben... horticulturist Kazi Sharif Mahmud. "Our orchids are better than those produced in other Asian countries. Bangladesh's climate is better suited for orchid cultivation" [!!!???], he said. Orchids are exported to... USA, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Denmark and Italy. "We sell 80 per cent of our products in local markets in Dhaka and Chittaging"... The farm purchased another five acres land this year at Sagardighi in Ghatail in Tangail district for expansion of the project. Sharif said the business was good last year and all the products were sold. It is dull this year due to political turmoil. Sales decline drastically during Ramadan, he said. ... Many... varieties of orchids grow naturally in Madhupur forests and Chittagong Hill Tracts. These can be grown commercially for export." Article URL : http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/09/d61009070288.htm *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
