The cashmere industry is an established small industry exporting rare natural fibre for use in luxury textiles. The long-term viability and sustainability is threatened by low total production and loss of breeding stock. This is leading to reduced capacity of goat producers to maintain supply and reduce overhead costs along the supply chain. The cashmere industry wishes to expand and needs targeted activities to encourage further production by commercial farmers. The key areas investigated in this report were: The views of cashmere industry personnel, both current and retired; The views of potential participants in the cashmere industry; The identification of actions to improve the effectiveness of industry; and Recruitment and maintenance of existing participants in the cashmere industry
Analysis
Electronic resource
Notes
"June 2004"
"Rare Natural Animal Fibres Research and Development"--Cover
"Shaping the future"--Cover
RIRDC project no. 205A"
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Also available online via the World Wide Web. Address as of 6 Sept. 2004: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/RNF/04-076.pdf
2004 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
