Tomohon, City of Flowers
The ornamental plants of Tomohon have very promising potential to scoop foreign exchange. Apart from being exported, they also attract tourists with annual flower festivals.
March 31, 2010
NEVER trivialize ornamental plants. Besides their beauty, these plants offer a fast-growing market opportunity in the world. Colombia, a Latin American country, can earn foreign exchange from floral plant exports worth US$1 billion a year. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s foreign exchange revenue from this commodity is only US$20 million or around Rp200 billion a year.
In fact, the ornamental plant resources at Indonesia’s disposal abound. Indonesia
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