Guwahati, June 16 (KNN) To promote agriculture & horticulture products in North East region of India, a buyer-seller meet was organised by Invest India at the city hotel in Guwahati on Wednesday.

The National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency partnered with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the DoNER ministry to host this event.

Key agendas that were discussed in the meeting included high logistic cost and the difficulties faced by farmers in obtaining organic certifications for their produce.

The keynote address was presented virtually by the DoNER Secretary Lok Ranjan.

NEHHDC MD Brig RK Singh, Invest India NE head Dr. Geetima Krishna, Advisor (BIT) NEC R Lalrodingi and NERAMAC MD Manoj Kumar Das were the main speakers at the conference.

A high-level team from Arunachal Pradesh, led by APIDFCL Chairman Wanglong Rajkumar and Trade & Commerce Secretary Hage Tari, APIDFCL vice-chairman Boken Kino and Trade and Commerce Director Sonyung, participated in the meet.

Eight sellers and producers from the region showcased their agri-horti , handlooms and handicraft products.20 buyers from across the country also participated in the meet.

During the meet, a B2G programme was organized wherein interaction from buyers to growers regarding selling and buying of the products was held.  (KNN Bureau)