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Flora Holland, a Giant Hub of the Flower Trade

Shykh Seraj visits Flora Holland in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, one of the world's biggest flower auction centres, in a report filmed in 2015.

Aalsmeer lies 13 kilometres south-west of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It is well known to large-scale flower growers around the world and is a dream destination for people in the flower trade. This report, filmed in 2015, takes viewers into a different kingdom of flowers.

One of the largest auctions


Flora Holland is one of the largest flower auction centres, from where flowers are exported all over the world. Watching such an auction in person is a unique experience.

Source: Shykh Seraj, Hridoye Mati O Manush. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.

Shykh SerajAgricultural journalist

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