Vadodara: Nanocellulose fibre extracted from the waste of banana plants has medicinal properties, a study conducted by M S University researchers has revealed. The study was carried out by Pratik ...

The full article is available here as HTML. [NEW DELHI] Fibre from the stem of the banana plant can efficiently absorb oil spills that pollute coasts and threaten marine life says a new study by ...

Employment opportunities and sustainable self-employment opportunities in banana stem fibre products were highlighted during the day-long awareness webinar on 'Banana Stem – Generating ...

In a landmark initiative aimed at rural empowerment and sustainable industry development, the Common Facility Centre (CFC) ...

The Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) in Gujarat has standardised a process of manufacturing high-value paper from banana fibre, which it claims has the property of making currency notes ...

and the Bandarban district administration has taken the initiative to produce yarn from banana fibre. Banana yarn has also been used to make curtains, mats, bags, pen holders, and other handicrafts.

Lakhimpur Kheri now supplies banana fibre to Haryana, Bihar, Hyderabad and Gujarat. The business model has been recognised by the prime minister, who dubbed the initiative as ‘waste to best’.

Loomshake is a blend of cotton and banana fibre which is made by repurposing discarded resources. Credit: Interloop. The collaboration will see Interloop’s Loomshake blend of cotton, post-consumer ...

JOHOR BARU: Inspired by the abundance of banana trees in Malaysia, pupils from a Tamil primary school here have developed a sustainable roofing material made from banana fibre. SJK (T) Taman Tun ...