Earlier this week I read an article in Interweave Knits about cashmere production, with an emphasis on the -stans. The writer did raise the issue of environmental impacts, since goats are tougher grazers than other ruminants.
This reminded me that somewhere I'd read that in some countries the increase in cashmere goat herds was driving out traditional livestock used more for food. But do you think I could find the article or chapter? Even with Google it eluded me.
So, another reason besides the price - there are warmer animal fibers that wear longer - not to buy cashmere . And a reminder that with agriculture, food, fiber and fuel all make demands, and cash crops are not limited to coffee, cacao and biofuel stock.
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