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VINOO KARTHIKEYAN

Orchid Farm

SOUTH ASIA - Puthenthope

In 1968, Vinoo Karthikeyan's sprawling farm at Puthenthope on the outskirts of the city was an expanse of unforgiving land beside the Arabian Sea; sandy, sun-scorched, bone dry, bare and wind-swept. The 50-year-old farmer, who won the State government's award for the best horticulturist in 2013, was barely four years old when his father, V. K. Karthikeyan, a veteran agriculturist now aged 90, acquired the 10 acres of seaside land, much to the bewilderment of his well- wishers.

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VINOO KARTHIKEYAN

INDIA, KERALA, TRIVANDRUM, PUTHENTHOPE

Orchid flower lover

Puthenthope is a sea side village located in the Trivandrum district of Kerala. A tropical orchid garden stretched across 10 acres of land is located in the close promity to the Arabian sea. The farm itself is a riot of differnet varieties of orchid flowers as far as the eye can see.

Photo: Zuzana Zwiebel

VINOO KARTHIKEYAN

INDIA, KERALA, TRIVANDRUM, PUTHENTHOPE

Orchid flower lover

VK Karthikeyan, the visionary behind the farm and an enterprising individual who served as the force behind the sucess of establishment is now 90 years. He dedicated their life to floriculture and decorative flower business.

Photo: Seaside Orchid Farm

VINOO KARTHIKEYAN

INDIA, KERALA, COCHIN

Orchid flower lover

It was 45 years back VK Karthikeyan has bought 10 acres of land in Puthenthope which was then a barren land with adverse conditions for any kind of cultivation. Transforming soil composition of the land was quite challenging by introducing a mixture of Ultisols, coir pith and indigenous fertile soil.

Photo: Zuzana Zwiebel

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SEA SIDE ORCHID FARMS

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