INTRODUCTION
A Belfast Mini Mill is used to create small batches of high quality processed fibre, from fibre that is a lower quality with the potential to increase the strength of Nepal’s export market (Belfast Mini Mill, 2009). The mills created by Belfast can vary in size from just a few machines to their full product line of over 34 different machines and attachments available (Belfast Mini Mill, 2009). This system reduces the amount of machinery used, compared to a large industrial mill, and can create speciality products that can increase demand of fine textiles made in Nepal. By reducing machinery, this also reduces labour and costs needed to run the mill, and with these machines, training can be ordered to educate a community on this machinery since it is easy to use. This paper will be explaining the benefit of producing fibre through a community owned Belfast mini mill by farmers that own animals for labour that can be used for fibre, or animals kept for harvesting fibre, in the sole pursuit of processing. As well as explaining the benefit to Canada when producing and exporting the mill to Nepal.
References:
Belfast Mini Mills. (2009). Retrieved October 11, 2016, from http://minimills.net/