AHSI hosts House Plant Show 2017

The AgriHorticultural Society of India (AHSI) today launched a four-day House Plant Show here to promote and popularise growth of various house plants.
Inaugurating the event, the AHSI president Sumit Mazumder said that the House Plant Show was being organized to create a common roof for all the vendors, growers and customers and also to create awareness about the importance of herbal and medicinal plants, which could also be grown as house plants.
Founded in 1820 and pioneered on Agricultural and Horticultural Shows in the country, the AHSI is organizing House Plant Show-2017 from November 2 to 5 jointly with the Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture, Government of West Bengal and in collaboration with National Horticulture Board, Government of India.

"As open space for gardens in cities is dwindling, the importance of house plants has become relevant now-a-days," Mazumder said.
It is a comprehensive event where visitors will see attractive genus, species and varieties of a plethora of house plants.
"They will get enthralled by beauties of such plants exhibited by competitors. Any visitor will have the option to buy any varieties of any Genus/Species from different nursery-men, who have been invited to sell house plants," he said.

School children are motivated to compete more and more in these shows and also join in debates and seminars of topical interest and develop their love for horticulture and environment in particular.

The Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI) attempts to make available more and more house plants and bring all growers, vendors and customers under one roof.
A special effort is being made in bringing about awareness on the importance of herbal and medicinal plants which can be grown as house plants also.
The Society has started in getting some assistance from Medicinal Plant Board, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal and Urban and recreational Forestry, Department of Forest, Government of West Bengal to make it a successful event.
There is, however, much greater scope and opportunity in collaborating with government agencies, the AHSI president said.