Discover natural fibres 2009

Common Fund For Commodities - Discover Natural Fibers 2009

Technical Paper No. 56

COMMON FUND FOR COMMODITIES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON NATURAL FIBRES
Rome 20 October 2008

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FOREWORD  (Download 280 Kb)

OVERVIEW OF THE SYMPOSIUM  (Download 265 Kb - English, French, Spanish and Chinese)

IS THERE A PLACE FOR NATURAL FIBRES IN THE EMERGING (Download 47 Kb)
BIOECONOMY?

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF NATURAL FIBRE PRODUCTION AND USE  (Download 174 Kb)

JUTE IN SOUTH ASIA  (Download 94 Kb)

COTTON IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA:ROLE IN THE REGIONAL (Download 199 Kb)
ECONOMY & LIVELIHOODS AND POTENTIAL TO ADD VALUE

SISAL: SMALL FARMERS AND PLANTATION WORKERS (Download 144 Kb)

WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL FIBERS IN SOUTH AMERICA  (Download 458 Kb)

NATURAL FIBRES IN CHINA (Download 186 Kb)

COIR FIBRE IN ASIA (Download 832 Kb)

INDUSTRIAL FIBRES: RECENT AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS (Download 147 Kb)

AUSTRALIAN MERINO WOOL (Download 491 Kb)

COTTON INCORPORATED: NEW INNOVATIONS FOR COTTON PRODUCTS (Download 47 Kb)

ANNEX I: Programme (Download 44 Kb)

ANNEX II: List of participants (Download 95 Kb)