Coming Back to Natural Dye

Scientific research has evidenced a wealth of extraordinary properties on behalf of dyestuff producing plants, making them available for use in new and differentiated production fields, which can provide farmers with a valuable economic resource.

There are quite a few good reasons in favor of these plants to be re-introduced as crops:

• Diversification of agricultural production by introducing non-food crops;
• Setting up of agro-industrial production chains, with exploitation of raw materials;
• Development of innovative technologies;
• Opportunities of rural development by setting up vertically integrated production chains of fibers and natural dyes;
• Great environmental suitability for official tinctorial crops, also within natural reserves;
• A market-led scenario especially favorable to products of natural origin;
• Development of new market opportunities for the green textile industry and the Eco-fashion trade.: