2009 : International Year of Natural Fibres

Report appeared in Mathrubhumi daily dt.13.1.09(Supplement Issue).

 

  

Year 2009 is declared as : International Year of Natural Fibres

 

 

Inter national Year of Natural Fibres

 

The year 2009 is also the year of Natural fibres. The United Nations aims the eradication of poverty by promoting this area which is the main earnings of the crores of agriculturists throughout the world. The natural fibre can be classified into three according to their origin.

a)      Plant origin:  Originated from the seeds like cotton, from the leaves like Egavi, from skin like plantain and soybeans, from nuts like coir and from stem like bamboo

b)      Animal origin: Originated from skin like sheep and from discharges like silk

c)      Mineral origin: Like asbestos (the only direct natural fibre of mineral origin), from ceramic fibres like glass and silicon carbide and from ores like aluminum.