About the Year

Lead agency

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Donors

Funding for implementation of the International Year has been provided by:

Common Fund for Commodities	International Cotton Advisory Committee	International Jute Study Group
Cotton Council International	Cotton Incorporated	International Wool Textile Organisation
	Cotton and Linen Industries Foundation

Informal International Steering Committee

• Common Fund for Commodities

• International fibre organizations

• International Cotton Advisory Committee
• International Forum for Cotton Promotion
• International Jute Study Group
• International Wool Textile Organisation
• European Industrial Hemp Association
• European Association for the Trade in Jute and Related Products
• Masters of Linen

• National partners

• Bremen Cotton Exchange, Germany
• Coconut Development Authority, Sri Lanka
• Coir Board, India
• Cotton Association of India
• Cotton Corporation of India
• Cotton Council International, USA
• Cotton Incorporated, USA
• Fiber Industry Development Authority, the Philippines
• Cotton and Linen Industries Foundation, Italy
• Gdynia Cotton Association, Poland
• Hemp Industries Association, USA
• Institute of Natural Fibres, Poland
• International Association of Users of Silk
• Industrial Association for Yarns, Fabrics and Technical Textiles, Germany
• Katani Ltd, Tanzania
• London Sisal Association, UK
• Ministry of Textiles, India
• New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
• Syndicate of Plant Fiber Industries, State of Bahia, Brazil
• Tanzania Sisal Board
• Wild Fibers magazine, USA

• Online media partners

  

Web team: G. Thomas, D. Gutiérrez   Translations: M-T Brun, Jianchun Gong, R. Nuñez, M. Posada