Membership

A national
alliance of makers.

HFMN membership brings farmers, weavers, cooperatives, entrepreneurs, designers, researchers and supporting institutions into one national textile alliance.

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The people behind the mark.
The Story

A membershipthat pulls its weight.

HFMN membership is designed to be useful — access to training, raw material, market linkage and the quality mark — and to be earned. Members subscribe to the ESG framework, participate in cluster work and hold each other to shared standards.

Six Chairs at the Table

Every seat has a role. Pick yours.

A single alliance, but six clear seats — each with its own mandate, its own contribution and its own return.

  • Farmer members Cultivators of raw material
    Farmer members

    Farmer members

    Individual cultivators of mulberry, natural fiber crops or dye plants.

    You are eligible if
    • You grow mulberry, allo, hemp, cotton or dye plants.
    • You commit to ESG cultivation practice.
    • You can be located anywhere in Nepal.
    What you get
    • Priority access to seedling and nursery stock.
    • Extension support and buy-back guidance.
    • Registered origin on every batch you supply.
  • Cooperative members Producer cooperatives
    Cooperative members

    Cooperative members

    Producer cooperatives across silk, wool, handloom and natural fibers.

    You are eligible if
    • Registered cooperative with at least 15 active producers.
    • Willingness to publish an ESG batch record.
    • Formal governance and accounts.
    What you get
    • Aggregation contracts through UTCN.
    • Cluster infrastructure and shared finishing.
    • Federation vote in the General Assembly.
  • Weaver members Handloom & pit-loom artisans
    Weaver members

    Weaver members

    Traditional and modern handloom weavers and their groups.

    You are eligible if
    • Practising handloom weaver or weaver group.
    • Willing to record piece-rate and count discipline.
    • Producing bolts meeting HFMN specs.
    What you get
    • Piece-rate reference and floor rates.
    • Training and design collaborations.
    • Placement into the UTCN catalogue.
  • Entrepreneur members MSMEs & product houses
    Entrepreneur members

    Entrepreneur members

    MSMEs producing textiles, garments, home products and accessories.

    You are eligible if
    • Registered MSME producing from Nepal fibres.
    • Sources at least 60% from HFMN clusters.
    • Publishes provenance on the shelf.
    What you get
    • Use of the Nepal-origin quality mark.
    • Buyer introductions and export desk.
    • Access to research and design library.
  • Designer & researcher members Designers, technologists, researchers
    Designer & researcher members

    Designer & researcher members

    Designers, textile technologists and researchers.

    You are eligible if
    • Portfolio in textile, product or material research.
    • Willing to publish study back to the sector.
    • Individual or institutional.
    What you get
    • Field placements with cooperatives.
    • Co-authorship on HFMN publications.
    • Studio and lab access at partner institutions.
  • Supporting members Institutions & allies
    Supporting members

    Supporting members

    Institutions, agencies and individuals supporting the mission.

    You are eligible if
    • Public or private institution aligned with the ESG charter.
    • Grant, in-kind or advisory contribution.
    • Individual patrons welcome.
    What you get
    • Named acknowledgment in annual reports.
    • Seat on relevant working groups.
    • First look at HFMN research briefs.
Benefits

A quality mark, held in six hands.

01
Training and skills
02
Access to producer platforms
03
Certification and quality standards
04
Market access through UTCN
05
Access to research and innovation
06
National representation
How to apply

Four stops from interest to mark.

The application ledger is short on purpose. What matters is what you do afterwards, on your loom and in your field.

  1. 01
    Register

    Submit the online form with your category and cluster.

  2. 02
    Verify

    HFMN secretariat reviews eligibility and ESG posture.

  3. 03
    Onboard

    Sign the charter, meet your cluster committee.

  4. 04
    Receive Mark

    Carry the HFMN quality mark on compliant batches.

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In Practice

Membership,in daily use.

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.
01
Access

Training & raw material

Members reach HFMN training slots, subsidised raw material and shared infrastructure ahead of the general queue.

02
Mark

The HFMN quality mark

Compliant members can carry the HFMN mark on their product — a shorthand for provenance, ESG and workmanship the buyer already recognises.

03
Voice

Sector representation

Members shape the ESG charter, cluster priorities and national policy positions through annual assemblies and working groups.

“ Membership is not a card. It is a queue you get to the front of because you do the work.
— Founding member, HFMN 2026