The Regional Office of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), Guwahati, organised a seminar and workshop on livelihood and enterprise development through Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVK) on Wednesday. The event was part of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Pakhwada 2026, marking the 151st birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
TRIFED Managing Director M. Rajamurugan, IPS, was the chief guest. He highlighted initiatives such as Minimum Support Price for forest produce, institutional support through SHGs, value addition, processing and market access through Tribes India, e-commerce and GeM.
Experts discussed enterprise development, food processing, packaging, labelling, and financial and digital literacy.
More than 200 VDVK members, tribal artisans and institutional stakeholders from northeastern states participated. The seminar aimed to strengthen capacity building, entrepreneurship and market linkages for tribal communities.
