greater noida the 42nd edition of indian handicraft and gift fair ihgf delhi will begin from oct 14 18 at india expo centre and mart greater noida the ihgfdelhi fair is a b2b event not for public only for business entrepreneurs with over 2950 exhibitors from all over the country who will be displaying their goods to expected 5000 buyers from more than 110 countriesorganised by export promotion council for handicrafts epch the ihgfdelhi autumn fair will display approximately 2000 products from home furnishings designs lifestyle fashion jewellery and accessories textiles and more others include gifts and decoratives furniture lamps and lighting christmas and festive dcor carpets rugs bathroom accessories garden decoratives educational toys and games handmade paper products leather bags and cases candles incense and potpourri etcunlike other fairs this fair has only indian exhibitors while buyers constitute from all over the globe to source varied range of products from india to cater to all segment of consumers in their countryaccording to rakesh kumar executive director epch the specialty of this fair is that products from all range and quality will be on display where buyers can choose for high end middle and mass consumersalso amongst the indian products the range is mostly handcrafted ecofriendly as the raw materials are from natural fibres and dyes with minimal use of machines only for finishing purposes india still has the distinction of exclusivity in terms of product design colours and raw material base said kumarover 5000 overseas buyers from more than 110 countries such as austria belgium croatia cyprus denmark finland france germany greece italy ireland the netherlands spain switzerland russia sweden and uk from europe along with usa canada mexico and latin american countries like brazil argentina chile and colombia and others will be visiting the fairfrom african countries buyers are expected from algeria botswana egypt ghana kenya mali mauritius morocco nigeria etc other important countries include china japan israel australia newzealand uae saudi arabia and singapore and morethis will be the biggest b2b exhibition in the ncr region to be held at india expo mart and centre in greater noida because it boasts a 190000 sq mtrs covered space of display said kumarwith increasing growth of domestic retailers what with 3362 registered growth in the export of hand printed textiles scarves and embroidered goods 1635 growth in wood ware and 808 growth in fashion jewellery and accessories segment during 201516 the domestic volume retailers are expected from archies the bombay store good earth pvt ltd west side home town home centre home stop along with ecommerce companies such as pepperfry fab furnish urban ladder and flipkartand the trend is on the rise during the first six months of the current financial year 201617 art metal wares registered a growth of 3362 followed by hand printed textiles embroidered goods with 1439 and wood wares with 1413 growth said dinesh kumar chairman epchaccording to kumar the handicraft exports during the year 201516 was rs 2145791 crores with overall 685 increase