Weavers from Bihar will now showcase their products like shirts, kurtas, dhotis, trousers and towels on Amazon India, which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bihar State Khadi and Village Industries Board last week. The MoU will cover around 80 weaver societies registered with the board. The arrangement is the first of its kind in the state.
A year ago, Amazon had entered into a similar arrangement with the Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board.Weavers from Bihar will now showcase their products like shirts, kurtas, dhotis, trousers and towels on Amazon India, which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bihar State Khadi and Village Industries Board last week.The MoU will cover around 80 weaver societies registered with the board. The arrangement is the first of its kind in the state.#
The company will not train the weavers in Bihar. It will only provide marketing support and allow weavers to widen their consumer base, according to Indian media reports. (DS)
Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India