Vadodara: About five years ago, he won the famous Kashmir Mawar on his farm in the village of Bil on the outskirts of the city.
Vishal Patel, 34, made a grumping profit at first but for years he realized that people preferred ‘Khushbu Gujarat Ki’ for Kashmir who looked rose.
Patel again began to foster desi roses on the farm since this year.
“We began to grow Kashmir Roses because they had longer shelf life.
They lasted for almost two days compared to only 12 hours of desi roses.
The plants were plentiful and I sold a lot of stock outside Gujarat too.
But for the past year, I realized That the request for Desi rose rose, “said Patel, a resident of the Bil.” Desi rose is very popular among Hindu and Muslim worshipers who offer them in religious places.
They prefer desi roses because of the sweet aroma.
Kashmiri Roses are usually used For decorative purposes because they look beautiful but don’t emit a lot of aroma, “Patel, who went to Flower Agriculture for the past 15 years, explained.
He has 25 bighas land where he planted interest but the majoring in rose plants.
“Since this year, I have begun to grow the Mawar Desi also with Roses Kashmir.
Roses Desi is in a very high demand in Maharashtra and Rajasthan regardless of Gujarat,” said Patel Toi.
Darapura’s other village farmers in Padra, who used to only grow Kashmir, have also begun to farm Desi Mawar.
He said that Desi rose has fewer life but they are preferred by people for religious celebrations.
“I think Desi Rose back popular among farmers because of their aroma and high demand in religious places.
I began to grow Kashmir Roses three years ago but from this season I planted a rose,” said Chandrakanant Patel who has 20 Bighas land in Bil Village.
He grew by around 40 to 50 kilograms of desi roses per bigha which was then sold on the market in Vadodara or transported outside the city.
Farmers in Karjan Taluka have also grown large amounts of Kashmir Roses.
Patel said that Roses Kashmiri was here to stay but Desi made a big comeback.
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