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STAFF REPORTERGUWAHATI: With active participation from thirty countries from South Asia, Africa, Israel, and BIMSTEC, a three-day international summit on Start-up Northeast will start from January 17 at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre here. The focus of the summit will be on health, tourism, food and food processing, organic food, IT/ITES, infrastructure, horticulture, handicraft and handloom for start-ups. The Chairman of the EPC said the council is working on early establishment of 38 border haats as decided by the government. Kalita said the Northeast has the problem of unemployment and the thrust has to be on growth of micro, small and medium enterprises. Also Read: NRL inks MoU with IIT Guwahati for incubation of start-upsAlso Watch: Watch Bhogali Bihu preparation from Guwahati ahead 'Uruka' (Night before Magh Bihu).