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7th Oct 2008 The Lhop community of Dorokha have completed the sowing of more than 250 kgs of mustard seeds. The community hopes to be able to produce sufficient cooking oil locally. The shed to house the oil expeller has already been completed by the community and they hope to be able to install the equipment by the end of November. Currently in the absence of a local oil expeller, the Lhops walked to either Samtse or Phuentsholing (more than 10 hours trek away) to expell what little mustard they grew for oil. All the households dependedly largely on purchased cooking oil to meet their household needs. The field officer hopes that the crop comes up well and that this production would mitigate some of the cooking oil requirements of the community. He also said that the installation of the oil expeller would benefit many households and villages that were not within the core Lhop community too.

Oct 7, 2008 Tarayana Foundation is taking part in the week long National Crafts Festival organised by the Textile Museum, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs. The Tarayana stalls offer our rural craftsmen an opportunity to come directly in contact with the buyers. The feedback and interaction with the buyers gives the craftsmen a better picture of what the market wants and the prices the buyers are willing to pay for quality.