Working together to support Icelandic eiderdown

The Eiderdown of Iceland project is a collaboration between the Icelandic Eiderdown Association and Business Iceland to raise awareness of Iceland's unique eiderdown farming practices and products. 

The Icelandic Eiderdown Association was established in 1969 to serve as the agricultural congress of local eiderdown farmers and breeders. Among the association's roughly 300 members are farmers and caretakers who benefit from the eider duck's annual return to Iceland's shores.

The association benefits eider farmers in Iceland by supporting research and education and working with those interested in eider farming to reduce the risks posed by the birds' natural predators.

The Icelandic Eiderdown Association is also the certifying body of Eiderdown products. It monitors the production of products throughout the country.

Business Iceland is a public-private partnership established to improve the competitiveness of Icelandic companies in foreign markets and to stimulate economic growth through increased export. Its key focus sectors are energy and green solutions, innovation, creative industries, tourism, seafood, and foods and natural products.