In a recent study, researchers explored the use of seawater as a retting agent for banana pseudo-stems, achieving an efficient extraction of natural fibers while conserving freshwater resources. The ...
MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must then uproot it and lay its dismembered parts as mulch. But can such stems somehow be ...
The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), under the flagship CSR initiative SANGAM of LIC Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL), has successfully conducted a comprehensive Banana Fibre ...
In a landmark initiative aimed at rural empowerment and sustainable industry development, the Common Facility Centre (CFC) for Banana Fibre Extraction was officially inaugurated in Kukidolong on the ...
Ugandan researchers are transforming discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads, positioning the East African nation to capitalize on growing global demand for sustainable ...
Each banana pseudostem gets only one chance to bear fruit.After producing a single bunch of bananas, the towering pseudostem that nurtured it has fulfilled its ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — A decapitated banana ...