Chakkouba special Mao Keithel arranged
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 05 2021:
Ningol Chakkouba special Mao Keithel was arranged at Tera Ideal Club ground, Tera Keithel on Friday with around 40 farmers from Mao selling vegetables and flowers.
Interacting with the media at the day-long market place, Mao Business Women's Union president A Kapeini Mao said that they face certain inconvenience due to non-availability of market sheds but they are happy to come to Imphal to sell their produces by travelling around 100 km on seeing the public support.
She also expressed her wish that the relationship between Mao and Imphal grows stronger.
Maintaining that it has been seven years since they came to Imphal to ply their wares, she appealed to the chief minister to arrange a permanent market site.
Mao Imphal Market Coordination Committee convener Khuraijam Athouba said that Mao farmers produce vegetables whole year round in large quantity.
The government needs to facilitate proper marketing and selling at higher prices in off season.
MOMA should also pay special attention towards products from Mao as they are cultivated without using chemical fertilizers.
Building the marketing relationship will increase economic interdependency between hills and valley, and in turn help in strengthening the relationship, he said, while adding that economic integrity is an integral part of bring ing unity and integrity in a society.
He also said that the committee is planning to organise a Ningol Chakkouba event for Mao women this month.