Leh's Changpa herders produce the world's only true Pashmina but sell raw fleece cheap to Kashmiri middlemen. A herder cooperative that grades and dehairs fibre captures the margin lost to intermediaries.
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Leh's Changthang plateau is the only place on earth where Pashmina-grade Changra goats are herded, yet the nomadic Changpa sell raw fleece at low margins to downstream Kashmiri processors who own the cleaning and grading value. A herder cooperative running fibre collection, grading, and dehairing/cleaning near the source captures that lost margin, building on the district's Pashmina wool and weaving base and moving the fibre from raw fleece toward spun yarn and finished product. The hard parts are severe: organising dispersed nomadic herders against an entrenched middleman supply chain with real stakes, winter logistics (herders migrate while the unit is fixed), altitude-constrained operating windows, and the skill of consistent dehairing yield. Buyers are spinning mills, premium-shawl houses, and ethical-luxury brands willing to pay for traceable, single-origin Ladakhi Pashmina with a clean chain of custody. Pashmina is a genuinely unique global asset, and that is what gives this business its value. Add basic spun-yarn capacity only once grading volumes and herder trust are established.
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