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Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim
Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim

By Sarikah Atreya

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim
Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim

By Gaon Connection

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Reviving the Kashmiri Craft of Namda Making
Reviving the Kashmiri Craft of Namda Making

By Fahim Mattoo

Namdas, the coarse, sheep-wool floor rugs can be found in almost every Kashmiri household. But, Namda weavers are on a decline. Farooq Ahmad Khan, a 40-year-old weaver, is using a new nano-felt technique to make the Namda craft more versatile.

Namdas, the coarse, sheep-wool floor rugs can be found in almost every Kashmiri household. But, Namda weavers are on a decline. Farooq Ahmad Khan, a 40-year-old weaver, is using a new nano-felt technique to make the Namda craft more versatile.

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