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The tradition of rose cultivation is fading

Posted by Robin on 2 July 2015 4 Comments

Despite the steady rise in demand from a global fragrance industry worth almost $40 billion, Turkish output has declined for two decades and the tradition of rose cultivation is fading. A shrinking population - true for much of Turkey's rural communities amid rapid urbanization - prefers to raise less labor-intensive products, like cherries and peaches for export, said rose growers. Aging rose bushes are another culprit.

— Read more at Turkish rose farmers struggle to keep tradition alive at Reuters.

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  1. AnnS says:
    2 July 2015 at 9:03 am

    🙁 How sad! I wonder which of my fav rose fragrances use the Turkish damask oil?

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2015 at 9:39 am

      Same as Grasse…soon flower fields the world over will be small enclaves funded by the luxury brands.

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  2. rickbr says:
    3 July 2015 at 9:39 am

    Too bad anyone isn’t investing in researching methods to make the rose cultivation process less labour-intensive. If there is a future to natural materials, it seems to go through the development of technologies able to amplify the extraction yield and make the cultivation process easier.

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    • Robin says:
      3 July 2015 at 8:18 pm

      Good point. Probably there is not quite enough of a market for anybody to work on the technology…

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