Floriculture : Job Prospects & Career Options
Floriculture is a colourful career which offers aspirants good growth
prospects and opportunity to explore new avenues. Qualified floriculture
specialists can be employed at various levels both in the government sector as
well as the corporate sector.
Some of the potential employers are :
Floriculture units- Floriculturists are involved in the propagation
and growing of cut flowers, flowering potted plants, foliage plants
and bedding plants.
They plant , prune, water, fertilize, harvest and ship these plants
as well as monitor and manipulate the environment under which they
are grown both indoors in green houses and outdoors in field production
where the climate is favourable.
Outdoor design consultancy firms- Companies engaged in horticulture
landscaping and plantation employ floriculturists and horticulturists
in supervisory positions and for development and maintenance of gardens.
City planners and builders-and those who carry out maintenance at various
sites employ floriculturists and horticulturists.
Educational institutions offering related courses- Floriculturists may
teach at the college and university level. Floriculturists in college
teaching follow the typical career path from instructor to assistant
professor to associate professor to full professor.
Cosmetics and perfume industry-Value addition in the form of extraction
of pigments, essential oils, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds
has emerged as one of the frontline avenues in floriculture and it
is in this connection that floriculturists are employed in perfume industry.
Self employment- You can set up your own venture, growing flowers for
the domestic or export market, growing ornamental plants, running
nurseries, or providing gardening and landscaping advisory services.
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