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HFMN side
Producers & standards
HFMN handles cluster charters, ESG compliance, training and cooperative development — everything upstream of the finished bolt.
Ecosystem
HFMN organises.
UTCN takes it to market.
HFMN and UTCN together form Nepal's textile ecosystem. HFMN organizes producers, farms, weavers, technology and standards. UTCN provides branding, marketing, retail platforms and market access.
organise
certify
train
brand
retail
export
provenance
Shuttle · 01
HFMN
Upstream · warp
Producers · standards · training · ESG · provenance.
Shuttle · 02
UTCN
Downstream · weft
Brand · retail · digital · export · buyer trust.
The Story
Two organizations,one weaving nation.
HFMN carries the producer, cooperative and ESG mandate. UTCN carries the commercial, branding, processing and export mandate. Together they cover the full arc — from the farmer's field to the buyer's shelf — without either side crowding the other.
The Handoff Simulator
Advance the shuttle. Watch the lot record fill up.
At each stop something is stamped onto the batch: origin, weaver group, ESG batch, lot number, story, delivery. The same record travels all the way from HFMN's field to UTCN's shelf.
HFMN side
Producers & standards
UTCN side
Brand & market
Lot record · live
01 / 06
- Origin Panauti · Tokha · Dang
- Weaver group — pending —
- ESG batch — pending —
- Lot no. — pending —
- Story — pending —
- Delivered — pending —
Stage 01 · HFMN
Farm
Fibre picked at source. Growing zone is written into the lot.
auto-playing
Mandate Ledger
Same fabric, two sets of hands.
Paired roles across the two organisations.
Mandate
HFMN
·
UTCN
Producers
Cluster charters & cooperative onboarding
Buyer accounts & retail partners
Standards
ESG framework, quality specs, provenance
Nepal-origin marks on the finished shelf
Training
Weaver, spinner & dyer academies
Merchandising, storytelling & photography
Branding
Sector chapters — Silk · Wool · Fibre · Dye
Master brand & sub-brand architecture
Retail
Aggregates finished bolts from cooperatives
Domestic stores & digital storefronts
Export
Compliance dossiers, batch records
Export desk, buyer contracts, logistics
Provenance
Lot record from farm to finishing
Same lot number visible to the buyer
Data
Producer registry & impact metrics
Sell-through, feedback loop to producers
Woven Catalogue
Eight product lines carried on one Nepal-origin identity.
The list HFMN organises upstream is the same list UTCN carries to buyers — no rebranding, no renaming.
Line 01
Nepal Silk products
Line 02
Handloom fabrics
Line 03
Wool textiles
Line 04
Natural fiber products
Line 05
Naturally dyed textiles
Line 06
Blended sustainable textiles
Line 07
Traditional and heritage products
Line 08
Luxury handloom products
Field to Shelf
Six stops on one gold thread — the bead never stops moving.
Farm
HFMN
Mulberry, allo, hemp, wool at source.
Cluster
HFMN
Chartered producer groups.
Cooperative
HFMN
Aggregation, quality, ESG batch.
Finishing
UTCN
Washing, mending, packing, marking.
Brand
UTCN
Master-brand assets & storytelling.
Buyer
UTCN
Retail, digital storefronts, export.
HFMN stops
UTCN stops
Joint Governance
Two boards, one working group.
HFMN Board mandate
- · Producer mobilization & cluster charters
- · ESG framework & sector standards
- · Training, research & heritage
- · Cooperative federations
UTCN Board mandate
- · Master brand & sub-brand architecture
- · Retail, digital & export channels
- · Buyer relationships & contracts
- · Feedback loop to producers
In Practice
Two mandates,one supply chain.
Everything HFMN does — from a mulberry seedling to a finished bolt of cloth — is stewarded by a real cooperative, a real weaver and a real ledger. This is a snapshot.
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Handoff
Quality & lot data
Finished, HFMN-marked product moves to UTCN with a lot record — provenance, ESG batch, weaver group — attached at handover.
03
UTCN side
Brand & market
UTCN carries the product into retail, digital storefronts and export channels — with the same lot number visible to the buyer.
“ One takes the field. One takes the shelf. Between them, nothing is lost.