{"id":127979,"date":"2021-08-23T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=127979"},"modified":"2021-08-26T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T05:26:52","slug":"how-can-indias-wool-sector-be-revived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/how-can-indias-wool-sector-be-revived\/","title":{"rendered":"How can India\u2019s wool sector be revived"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/b> Down To Earth<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/b><\/h5>\n

The shepherds in Uttarakhand will soon get a batch of lambs through the cross-breeding of sheep indigenous to the region with Australian Merino sheep. Australian Merino sheep are known to have the softest and finest wool used for apparel. This cross-breeding was done with an aim to boost the pastoral economy and reduce the country\u2019s import dependence on raw wool.<\/span><\/p>\n

India\u2019s Wool Industry:<\/b><\/h5>\n
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  1. India is the seventh-largest producer of wool and accounts for nearly 2 to 3% of total world production.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. According to the 20th Livestock Census in 2019, India has the third-largest number of sheep in the world, with 74.26 million sheep under 42 registered breeds. This was a 14.1%\u00a0 increase from the previous census in 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. In India, wool is used to prepare products like carpets, yarn, fabrics and garments for the domestic market and for exporting, especially to the United States and Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The major wool-producing states in India are Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.<\/span>\n