Himachal, Uttaranchal and Sikkim are states that produce angora wool in India.
Since mill owners now prefer to import cheaper angora wool from China, South Korea and Australia, the number of angora producers has come down from 200 to 60 in less than a decade in Himachal.
The large drop in production in angora wool is being blamed on the open general license policy that is forcing farmers to abandon Angora rabbit rearing.
Six years ago there were some 200,000 angora rabbits, but their number has dwindled to 40,000 and the price of angora wool that was Rs1,000 per kg is now just Rs500.
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