As a first step, ITC selected in a needs assessment mission into Cambodia identified . Ssilk
handicraft products as having the best export potential:
· Cambodian intricate tie-dye ikat is unique;
· Silk always has a certain appeal, thus it never really falls under fashion constraint,
depending on the design;
· In times of large consumption, people appreciate wearing special and unique items
from limited handicraft production;
· Silk textile scope is large as it can be sold as simple fabric or as finished products:
home wear, accessories and garment;
· Silk goods are precious but not fragile; fragile, making it easy to ship it,for shipping,. and
mMost countries have established a special contract with Cambodia for free or low
importation taxes on handicraft products;
· Weavers work in rural areas and are grouped in a relatively compact area according to
the techniques they are specialised in: Ikat, phamoung (simple cloth with no, small or
simple weaving decoration) and organza (transparent, widely woven silk).
Furthermore, in terms of poverty reduction impact, Ssilk weaving production allows poor
farmer families, and especially women, to havereceive supplementary resources, and avoids
their departure for factories or others in the city.