Kathmandu, May 7:
Visitors thronged to the 13th Handicraft Trade Fair and 11th
Craft Competition at the Bhrikutimandap.
The second day of the
fair witnessed more than 25,000 visitors observing the fair and purchasing
goods of about Rs. 10, million, informed the organizers. Vice Chancellor of the
Academy of Fine Arts Sharada Chitrakar visited the Fair as the Guest of the
Day.
The Fair is being
organized by the Federation of Handicraft Association of Nepal (FHAN) in
collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Trade and Export Promotion
Centre.
Handicrafts from the
Kathmandu Valley and other 40 districts of Nepal along with Bangladesh and
Bhutan are being exhibited in the fair.
Meanwhile, a seminar on
the contemporary issues regarding the handicraft development was organized
Saturday.
Dharma Raj Shakya,
president of the FHAN, said that the fair was organized to promote and expand
the market of Nepalese handicraft products. “The seminar was organized to
identify the problems in handicraft business and recommend solutions for them.”
An expert of handicraft
design from the USA, Dr. Lean A. presented a paper on Nepalese Handicraft in
International Prospective Trend.
Participants of the
seminar suggested that as the demand of Nepalese gold and silver jewelleries
and other products had been increasing in the international market the quality
of such products should be enhanced and skill should be transferred.
They also urged the
government to facilitate and simplify the export process of the handicraft
goods in order to promote export.
Indian ambassador to
Nepal Ranjit Ray stated that there was high demand of Nepalese handicraft in
India.
Secretary of the
Ministry of Commerce, Naindra Prasad Upadhyaya said that the government was
working on facilitating and simplifying the export process of handicraft, and
expressed his commitment that the government would initiate policy reform which
was required to develop the handicraft business in the country.
The fair will continue till Monday.
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