18th Kachai Lemon Festival begins in Manipur 2022

18th Edition two days Kachai Lemon Festival began in Manipur In the local ground of Kachai village Ukhrul District. The Kachai Lemon Festival is organized every year to promote this unique type of lemon fruit and to encourage lemon farmers. This year, altogether 260 stalls are put up at the festival showcasing the rich reap of lemon this year. This year the festival is being organised under the theme ‘Organic Kachai Lemon for Safe Environment and Rural Transformation’. A training program for lemon farmers will be held tomorrow as part of the festival.

Kachai lemon of Manipur has been given Geographical Indication (GI) registration tag and is widely grown in Kachai village of Ukhrul district. Unlike other lemon varieties grown in other parts of the world, Kachai lemon is considered unique as it is a rich source of ascorbic acid and is famous for its juice content.