Gorgan-Safari, a flower and ornamental plant producer, said: The market of the flower and ornamental plant industry is in the hands of dealers, and producers get the least profit from this sector.

Mohammad Ali Safari said in a conversation with Bazar reporter: Despite all the superiority of flower and ornamental plant production, this industry has been severely neglected.

This producer of ornamental flowers and plants, stating that Golestan is a suitable platform for the growth and cultivation of all kinds of flowers and plants, added: due to the inability of Central Asian countries to produce this product due to its weather conditions, it is a good opportunity to export flowers and plants. has provided

Saying that the price of imported seeds is subject to fluctuations in the dollar rate, Safari said: "In this way, we have to pay more than before for repurchase, which is an exorbitant amount per year for the purchase of seeds."

He continued: Currently, the cost of agricultural inputs related to flowers and ornamental plants such as fertilizers, fertilizers, seeds, plastic, pots, and costs related to greenhouses such as energy carriers and worker's wages have increased day by day, which makes it more difficult to continue this activity. he does.

According to him, high production costs, traditional production process, lack of sales markets, transportation system and seed import restrictions are among the obstacles that have led to the lack of development of this industry in the province.

This producer of flowers and ornamental plants considered the presence of brokers and middlemen as one of the inhibiting factors in the production and export process of these products and stated: a major part of the challenges in this area is mediation.

He added: The middlemen who are present in this sector buy the farmer's products at a low price and sell them in the market at a higher price.

According to Safari, Golestan is one of the provinces with the potential to produce and export some types of flowers and plants, which should be invested in.

This Golestani producer pointed out: Most of the products produced are supplied in the province and some of the products are also sent to provinces such as Khorasan Razavi, Mazandaran and Semnan.

In the end, he added: The development of flower and plant production has a very positive effect on increasing mental and spiritual happiness, peace of citizens, and reducing nervous problems in the society, and more attention should be paid to its expansion in green spaces.