A Brief Note on the Situation of Cashmere in Afghanistan
A Brief Note on the Situation of Cashmere in Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan is an agricultural country where its population is directly or indirectly engaged in Agricultural and Livestock rearing for their family support and livelihood. Cashmere fiber in local language called Tibet and in central and western regions it is known as Kurk. Cashmere spinning was a traditional handcraft for those who were residents of borderline parts of Badakhshan. These farmers were busy in plait and sewing sweaters, coats, gloves, etc. As the demand for cashmere products and weaving handicraft marketing is improved, the farmers changed the meat-producing goats to cashmere-producing goats. Afghanistan is the third-largest cashmere-producing country in the world after China and Magnolia, producing 1000 metric tons of cashmere annually. However, it is important to mention that animal husbandry especially cashmere has been not considered scientifically and technically as a valuable anima...