FiberFiber or fibre (British English; from fibra) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorporate fibers, for example carbon fiber and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Synthetic fibers can often be produced very cheaply and in large amounts compared to natural fibers, but for clothing natural fibers can give some benefits, such as comfort, over their synthetic counterparts.
Cash cropA cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm. The term is used to differentiate marketed crops from staple crop ("subsistence crop") in subsistence agriculture, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. In earlier times, cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm's total yield, while today, especially in developed countries and among smallholders almost all crops are mainly grown for revenue.
Fibre de cocothumb|Fibre de Coco La fibre de coco ou coir (de kayaru, corde en malayâlam) est une fibre végétale, naturelle qui entoure et protège la noix de coco, fruit du cocotier. À l'extérieur de la noix, sous une enveloppe lisse, de couleur vert clair ou orange lorsque le fruit n'est pas mûr, tirant sur le brun à maturité, une épaisse couche de fibres ligneuses — le mésocarpe fibreux — entoure la noix et forme une coque sphérique protégeant l'amande blanchâtre comestible.
