NE Agri Expo 2010

Since I have to wait for the bus to go back to Zunheboto with Ab. and the farmers (which was meant to leave at 4pm, then 9am, then 4pm again), I thought I'd post a few pictures from the North-east Agricultural Expo that's on (and ending today) here in Dimapur. The expo showcased produce from all over the 7 northeastern states of India - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, among other things. They also had a few model morungs from each of the major Naga tribes like at the Kisama Heritage Village.

I came to town to meet up with some people who've been doing work on Sumi, and the meetings went pretty well. Ab. was also in town for the entrepreneur seminars happening at the expo and we're going back to Zunheboto, hopefully, later today.

The 'welcome mithun' showcasing local beans and king chillies.


The governor was arriving the day I took this shot. The costumes reminded me a lot of China for some reason. Maybe it was the tackiness of it all.


No NE India expo would be complete without raja mircha 'Naga King Chillies' featured.


At Honey Fest 2010 - the government's really pushing for people to start bee cultivation in the state.