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VICTORIA FIBREFEST 2009
The International Year of Natural Fibres was officially launched on January 22nd 2009, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. IYNF 2009 aims to highlight the importance, significance and continuing relevance of a sector that produces close to 30 million tonnes of natural fibres worth some $40 billion annually.
The United Nations
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF NATURAL FIBRES
objectives are to:
* Raise awareness and stimulate demand for natural fibres;
* Promote the efficiency and sustainability of the natural fibres industries;
* Encourage appropriate policy responses from governments to the problems faced by natural fibre industries;
* Foster an effective and enduring international partnership among the various natural fibres industries.
For more information check out the UN IYNF website.
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