First seed fair cum food festival held at Tousem

Jiri News Network

JIRIBAM | Nov 11

The first seed fair cum food festival was organised today at the Bazaar shed of New Kaiphundai under Tousem sub division, Tamenglong district by People’s Endeavour for Social Change (PESCH) and Kaiphundai village authority. The festival was supported by Brot/EED/RNBA. 

21 C 37th Assam Riffles, Nayab Subedar Shyam Singh attended the occasion as chief guest and inaugurated the festival. Chairman, New Kaiphundaigi Village Authority, Angam Gangmei attended as the president and Agro-ecology coordinator, PESH, D. Phuanthanlung, attended as the moderator.

The students of Kids Academy Kaiphundai performed a welcome song and staff of NABARD, Dr. Namkhinlung Pamei gave the welcome address.

President, Hymdai Self Help Groups (SHGs) Kaiphundai, Pougakliu said the SHGs not only have provided help to the families but also provided self-employment to many individuals so that they may be able to support their families and bring development to the society. Therefore we urge the different CSOs and associations to give cooperation to Self Help Groups (SHGs), he said.

Afterwards, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Kaiphundai performed many cultural shows, adding variety to the festival.

Angam Gangmei expressed his thankfulness to those who made the festival successful and prayed that the festival should provide support to the SHGs. He further expressed his wish that the festival should be organised on the state level next time.

Nayab Subedar Shyam Singh said New Kaiphundai may be small but the people are hard working. Without hard work, it would not have been possible to organise such a festival. He prayed that the people are able to organise bigger festivals in the future and commended the organiser committee.

It may be mentioned that a total of 20 Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the Seed Fair Cum Food Festival; four from Nungkao,  three from Oinamlong, two from Kaimai, 5 from Sibilong, one from Aben and five from Kaiphundai. The main attractions of the festival were Chilly, Handicraft, traditional attires and many items made by the locality.