- The 18th edition of the two days long Kachai Lemon Festival was held in Manipur 13-14 January at the Local Ground of Kachai Village in Ukhrul district.
- The Kachai Lemon Festival is organised annually to promote this unique kind of lemon fruit and to encourage the lemon farmers.
- This year the festival was organised under the theme ‘Organic Kachai Lemon for Safe Environment and Rural Transformation’.
- Kachai Lemon of Manipur has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) registration tag and widely grown in the Kachai Village of Ukhrul district.
- Unlike the other lemon varieties grown in other parts of the world, Kachai Lemon is considered to be unique as it is a rich source of ascorbic acid and famous for its juice content.
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