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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Handicraft exports down 15pc (kp 19/08/2010)

Handicraft exports fall by 8.11 pc (nn 05/08/2010)

Handicrafts export down: FHAN (ht 19/07/2010), Exports of handicraft products decline by 10.11 pc (nn 19/07/2010)

FHAN discusses export bottlenecks: Wants policy reforms and infrastructure development (ht 13/06/2010)

Handicraft exporters get govt assurance (ht 11/06/2010)

Handicraft exports down 10 percent (kp 04/06/2010)

FHAN asks Certification of Quality, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 31/05/2010)

FHAN wants certification authority to boost export (ht 21/05/2010)

Handicrafts export dips by 10.92pc (ht 30/04/2010)

Handicraft exports hits a snag (nn 09/04/2010)

FHAN hard at work for design development (ht 01/04/2010)

Potential sites for craft village found (kp 31/03/2010)

FHAN not to give up on dream project (ht 22/03/2010)

FHAN decides self-help is best (ht 18/03/2010)

Handicraft export nosedives (ht 08/03/2010), Clear policy sought to boost exports (ht 09/03/2010)

Handicraft fair starts Feb 18 (kp 11/02/2010), Handicraft fair starts Thursday (kp 17/02/2010), Eighth Handicraft Fair kicks off in capital (nn 18/02/2010), PM: Govt ready to help build handicraft village (kp 19/02/2010), Handicraft fair draws visitors in drove (kp 21/02/2010), Craft fair draws 100k visitors (kp 22/02/2010), Handicraft fair a resounding success (ht 24/02/2010)

Metal, wood handicraft export takes off (kp 09/02/2010), Exports of metal, handicrafts post robust growth (nn 09/02/2010)

Handicraft export takes a fall (nn 25/12/2009)

Handicraft export down 8 percent (kp 13/11/2009), Handicraft export plunges by 8 pc (nn 13/11/2009)

Kumals' pottery craft on verge of extinction, by Dilip Kha (ht 26/09/2009)

Harried handicraft sector sees export dwindle away (ht 24/09/2009)

Handmade paper home, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 20/08/2009)

Despite recession, handicraft export up (kp 26/07/2009)

Handicraft trade picks up in Okhaldhunga, by Khumba Raj Rai (kp 06/07/2009)

Handicraft export in growth mode (ht 29/06/2009)

Handicraft exports soar despite global slump (kp 23/06/2009)

Crafted in Kathmandu: Making the Valley's unique artistic heritage pay for its own upkeep (nt 12/06/2009)

MoI gearing up for cottage and handicrafts village (nn 08/06/2009)

Traders to set up craft village (kp 05/06/2009)

Handicrafts' export takes growth road (ht 05/05/2009), On high wind: Nepali handicrafts are famous worldwide for their high quality, particulaly pashmina and silver ornaments (ht 06/05/2009)

Govt bid to promote handicrafts (ht 24/04/2009), Handicrafts await market (kp 24/04/2009)

Meet on handicraft market promotion (ht 18/04/2009)

Handicraft exports increase (kp 13/04/2009)

Handicraft village soon, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 25/03/2009), Handicraft villages to be established (kp 31/03/2009)

Handicraft exports up 21pc, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 20/03/2009)

Help sought for stone craft (ht 16/03/2009)

FHAN bemoans govt apathy towards handicraft sector (ht 13/03/2009)

Market handicrafts directly: Shakya (ht 12/03/2009)

Weaving a livelihood: Villagers in Siddipur combine tradition with business to preserve a skill passed down through generations, by Chong Zi Liang (nt 23/01/2009)

Shakya promises use of lokta paper (ht 21/01/2009)

Global fiscal crisis not to affect Nepali handicrafts (ht 08/11/2008)

FHAN’s showcase of trade prospects on Oct 19 to 25 (ht 18/10/2008), Handicraft promo week begins (ht 20/10/2008), Footfall boost to handicraft fair (ht 22/10/2008)

Call to develop handicraft sector (ht 26/08/2008)

Handicrafts export declines (ht 20/08/2008)

Handicraft sellers hit by falling tourism, by Prem Nepali (kp 06/08/2008)

Jailbirds’ weaving skills come handy, by Ramji Rana (ht 30/07/2008)

Nepal’s handicraft exports down 10pc (kp 02/04/2008)

Handicraft exports from eastern region up (kp 05/01/2008)

Handicraft exports dip (kp 27/07/2007)

Signs of revival in handicraft export (kp 05/07/2007)

Handicraft export comes down by 4.65 pc (kp 24/05/2007)

Handicraft exports decline by 5 percent (kp 15/(04/2007)

Handicraft export dips by 5 percent (kp 17/03/2007)

Handicraft brings in fortune for local carpenter, by Pragati Shahi (kp 15/12/2006)

Handicraft export sees nominal growth (kp 02/11/2006)

EU project to promote Nepali handicrafts (samn 19/10/2006)

Market For Nepalese Handicrafts, by Suman Kumar Regmi (rn 02/08/2006)

Handicraft exhibition gets good response (samn 26/02/2006)

‘Boost handicraft exports’ (kp 18/02/2006)

Handicraft export up by 1 pc (kp 31/12/2005), Handicrafts export zoom up by 11pc (samn 03/01/2006)

Handicraft export up by 11pc (kp 15/10/2005)

Handicraft export up by 10pc (kp 10/06/2005)

Handicraft export surges by 7pc (kp 17/04/2005)

‘Make handicrafts competitive’ (kp 23/12/2004)

Export of handicrafts inches up (ht 06/10/2004)

Nepali woodcarving Is the tradition in extinction?, by Bremelin Romero (kp 03/07/2004)

Cobblers of Kathmandu, by Ishwor N Rijal (kp 21/06/2004)

Tyre-made shoes find the going tough, by Surendra Kafle (ht 31/05/2004)

Pokhareli karuwa gains in popularity (ht 29/05/2004)

Handicrafts business goes tourism way, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 21/05/2004)

Potters of Bhaktapur, by Shristi Shrestha (kp 20/03/2004)

Handmade paper helps in better livelihood, by Binod Tripathi (kp 07/03/2004)

Sound policies must to boost handicraft (ht 15/12/2003)

Handicraft exports dip by six per cent (Himalayan Times, 28/09/2003)

Made in Nepal (Nepali Times, 15/08/2003)

Nepali handbags popular abroad, by Kulchandra Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 27/03/2003)

Handicraft exports dip over 7 pc (Kathmandu Post, 18/02/2003)

Mask makers feel tourist slump, by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 09/09/2002)

Handicraft exports nosedive (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2002)

Handicraft export plunges (Kathmandu Post, 11/08/2002)

Garment export plummets (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002)

Feats of clay, by Alexandra Alter (Nepali Times, 03/05/2002)

Promoting Handicrafts: Private Sector’s Cooperation Essential (Rising Nepal, 16/03/2002)

Handicraft exports plummet (Kathmandu Pst, 04/02/2002)

Pashmina drags handicraft exports down by 72 pc (Kathmandu Post, 28/12/2001)

Promoting Handicraft (Rising Nepal, 31/08/2001)

Promoting Handicraft Industries: Right Policies Needed, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 22/08/2001)

Handicraft exports register a bitter slump (Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2001)

Bhutan’s Zorig Chusum thrives in Kathmandu, by Thuji Lhamu (Kuensel, 24/03/2001)

All that glitter is not gold, by Krishna Sharma (Rising Nepal, 19/01/2001)

Nepali gold, silver crafts under threat (Kathmandu Post, 03/10/2000)

Background

Handicrafts of Nepal, web site of Handicraft Association of Nepal

Getting Crafty: Blending Trendy Design with Social Development in Nepal, by Ramyata Limbu (Changemakers Journal, June 2002); on the Association of Craft Producers run by Meera Bhattarai