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  2. Kashmiri handicrafts - Wikipedia

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    Kashmiri handicrafts eliminated financial crises among those people who are affected with the physical disabilities. [31] After handicrafts gained foreign exposure with positive feedback, many youth made this, their profession. Kashmiri Handicrafts is the second largest and preferable industry after fruit in Kashmir Valley. [32] [33]

  3. Textile industry in India - Wikipedia

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    In 2010-2011 the jute industry was supporting 0.37 million workers directly and another 400,000 small and marginal farmers who were engaged in the cultivation of jute. Challenges faced by the industry include stiff competition in the international market from synthetic substitutes and from other countries such as Bangladesh , Brazil ...

  4. Mysore silk - Wikipedia

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    After the fall of Vijayanagara Empire the silk industry in Mysore region went into decline, [2] [3] the growth of the silk industry in the Kingdom of Mysore was reinitiated during the reign of Tipu Sultan nearly 1780-1790AC. [4] Later, it was hit by a global depression and had to compete with imported silk and rayon.

  5. Young Uzbeks are finding new markets for traditional ... - AOL

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    Traditional crafts are an important part of Uzbekistan’s identity. Now some young Uzbeks are selling handicrafts, from textiles to ceramics, on Etsy, Instagram and eBay.

  6. Handicraft - Wikipedia

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    Batik craftswomen in Java, Indonesia Savisiipi handicrafts store in Pori, Finland A handicraft Selling-Factory shop, Isfahan, Iran Artesanato Mineiro. A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials ...

  7. Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi

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    Textiles. The state is one of the largest producer of textile yarns and finished garments, accounting for more than 70% of the national output. The department is responsible for the management of entire textile supply chain including facilitating resources including materials, land and labour, textile machinery, education and research and promotion. [13]

  8. Fair trade - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1980s, alternative trading organizations faced challenges: the novelty of fair trade products began to wear off, demand reached a plateau and some handicrafts began to look "tired and old fashioned" in the marketplace. The decline of segments of the handicrafts market forced fair trade supporters to rethink their business model and ...

  9. Handicraft markets in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The handicraft market in Hong Kong faces three main challenges. One of these is the availability of sites for holding a handicraft market. In contrast to Taiwan, where handicraft markets may be held in parks, [10] a handicraft market in Hong Kong may only be held in certain specified places, and only certain holders are permitted to apply to ...