9 months ago
Vizag Nursery Launches New-For-Old Plant Exchange
In Visakhapatnam, a nursery has started a unique programme where people can exchange their old plants for new ones.
The owner, Mohammad Fasi Ur Rahman, and his brother began this initiative to encourage young people to enjoy gardening.
Customers bring in their old plants, and if they are in good condition, they can choose a new sapling and only pay the difference in price.
For example, if someone brings in a plant worth ₹20 and wants a rose plant worth ₹60, they only need to pay ₹40.
The nursery also revives the exchanged plants and sells them again, making the programme sustainable.
Additionally, Rahman and his brother have started an agritourism project on 10 acres of land near Lambasingi to attract tourists year-round.
The nursery currently offers 85 different types of plants.
A nursery in Visakhapatnam offers a new-for-old plant exchange programme to promote gardening.
Customers can exchange old plants for new ones by paying the price difference.
The initiative aims to encourage the younger generation to take up gardening as a hobby.
Exchanged plants are revived and resold, ensuring sustainability.
The nursery owners have also started an agritourism project on 10 acres near Lambasingi.
- Who
- Mohammad Fasi Ur Rahman and his brother
- What
- Launched a new-for-old plant exchange programme
- Where
- Gopalapatnam Rythu Bazaar, Visakhapatnam
- When
- Several months ago
- Why
- To promote gardening and encourage the younger generation to take up the hobby
Key facts
- Location
- Gopalapatnam Rythu Bazaar, Visakhapatnam
- Initiator
- Mohammad Fasi Ur Rahman and his brother
- Objective
- Promote gardening among the younger generation
- Exchange Mechanism
- Customers pay the price difference for new plants
- Sustainability Practice
- Revival of exchanged plants for resale
- Agritourism Project
- 13 acres leased near Lambasingi, 10 acres in cultivation
- Plant Varieties
- 85 varieties, including ornamental cabbage, dianthus, zinnia, calendula, gazania, marigold, antronium, English daisies, chrysanthemums
Quotes
Mohammad Fasi Ur Rahman
Owner of the nursery at Gopalapatnam Rythu Bazaar
“The main objective is to encourage the younger generation to consider gardening as a serious hobby. Many get disheartened when plants they nurture become dull or do not appear as healthy as they expect them to be.”
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“Tourists from far-off places come to Lambasingi only for two or three months during the winter season. We are developing our agritourism project to attract them throughout the year.”
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