fiber crops
Cotton and flax
Fiber crops are plants grown primarily for their fibrous material, used to make textiles, rope, paper, and other products.
Cotton is the most important fiber crop globally, followed by flax, hemp, jute, and sisal.
The fibers may come from seeds, stems, or leaves depending on the plant: The region's economy depends heavily on fiber crops like cotton and jute.
- flaxFiber and oil crop
- jutePlant fiber for sacking
- hempIndustrial fiber crop
- rope makingProducing twisted fiber lines
- sisalAgave-derived rope fiber
abaca · coir · bamboo · ramie · cotton · textile fibers · pandanus · kapok · agave · raw materials · retting · linen · sacking · harvest season · natural fibers · bales · burlap · spinning
plant tissue harvested
fiber cropsfood crops
Plants cultivated for consumption
cereal crops · seed crops · vegetable crops · staple crops · root crops