Northern Network
Ø This was established in the early 1990s with the support of ILO–DANIDA in collaboration with the YMCA of Chiangmai. In 1996, the network was taken over by the Institute of Science and Technology Research and Development, Chiangmai University.
Ø As at 2001, there were 46 groups with more than 2000 home-producer members who organized themselves into committees to oversee network activities. Most of the members are own-account workers involved in traditional as well as modern weaving and handicrafts. Other equally resourceful groups are engaged in dress- and cloth-making, wood carving, and food preserving and processing
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