• Dr. R. J. Makwana
• Dr. V. K. Patel
• Dr. B. H. Panchal
• Dr. Vaishali Patel

Since times immemorial, women are actively engaged in preparation of floral decorations, crafts and jewellery and their business. Crafting in floriculture has been gaining impetus with the rapidly growing flora industry in India. Value addition in the fields of flower decorations and use of improved techniques has played a vital role in exploring different opportunities in this field. Thus, forms of crafting in floriculture like art of cut floral arrangements, bouquet making, loose flower arrangements, hair adornments, floral jewellery, dry flower articles, potpourris, etc. are gaining momentum and popularising in our country. There is a vast opportunity in value added floriculture trade through crafting at entrepreneurial level for rural and urban people specially women besides growing and selling flowers. Women at small scale can set up small enterprises where floral crafting in the form of garlands, bouquets, veni-gajara, flower arrangements in different containers, dehydration of flowers, etc. that has high potential for earning and improving livelihood.

"Role of women in floral decorations, floral crafts and floral jewellery - Review Article", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.390-394, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRK006056.pdf

"Role of women in floral decorations, floral crafts and floral jewellery - Review Article", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp390-394, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRK006056.pdf