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BAZAR: Afghanistan’s Cashmere Farmers Living In Extreme Poverty

Despite its luxury status, many of Afghanistan's cashmere farmers still live in extreme poverty  and fashion giant Burberry has teamed up Oxfam and PUR Project to try to change things for the better.

The luxury labels that populate the wealthiest shopping districts in London, Paris, Milan and New York may seem far removed from the fight against extreme poverty. After all, what could jumpers and bags that cost thousands of pounds apiece have to do with the millions of people living on less than $1.25 a day?

The answer is, more than you might think. After all, luxury labels have to source their raw materials from somewhere, and in some cases the farmers, miners, and producers at the bottom of this supply chain are barely scratching a living.

Yet Afghanistan has the potential to become a leading supplier of one of the most lucrative luxury materials. Some 95 per cent of Afghan goats produce cashmere, the superfine hair favoured by high-end fashion houses for its soft, stylish wool.

In this episode of the program, host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with Hamdullah Hamdard, acting deputy minister at the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

BAZAR: Afghanistan’s Cashmere Farmers Living In Extreme Poverty

Yet Afghanistan has the potential to become a leading supplier of one of the most lucrative luxury materials.

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Despite its luxury status, many of Afghanistan's cashmere farmers still live in extreme poverty  and fashion giant Burberry has teamed up Oxfam and PUR Project to try to change things for the better.

The luxury labels that populate the wealthiest shopping districts in London, Paris, Milan and New York may seem far removed from the fight against extreme poverty. After all, what could jumpers and bags that cost thousands of pounds apiece have to do with the millions of people living on less than $1.25 a day?

The answer is, more than you might think. After all, luxury labels have to source their raw materials from somewhere, and in some cases the farmers, miners, and producers at the bottom of this supply chain are barely scratching a living.

Yet Afghanistan has the potential to become a leading supplier of one of the most lucrative luxury materials. Some 95 per cent of Afghan goats produce cashmere, the superfine hair favoured by high-end fashion houses for its soft, stylish wool.

In this episode of the program, host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with Hamdullah Hamdard, acting deputy minister at the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

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