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Women take to floriculture in a big way [1]

Amid dark clouds of economic meltdown, commercial cultivation of flower is booming in the Jammu region, with women taking the lead.

Women in the region are opting for floriculture rather than traditional crops.

A large number of women have set up floriculture businesses of their own in the
past few months.

Publication Date: 
10/03/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Floriculture [4], Economy [5], Women [6], Jammu & Kashmir [7], Jammu (D) [8]
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