Carpet Weavers Unlocking their Potential through Producers Company.
- Posted By : Yasir Qureshi
Kashmir Hand-knotted carpet has niche market in the world but the returns don’t percolate to the weavers, who with such dexterity and passion create carpets as classic symbols of aesthetics. The poor socio-economic status of weavers, lack of working capital and access to market have forced weavers to work in an exploitative chain of business, leading them to vicious cycle of poverty and pessimism. Many carpet weavers are forced to abandon the craft and move towards other avenues of income. Most of these weavers live on the margins of the socio-economic growth.
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