Uganda’s banana fibre industry may serve as an engine of endogenous growth and transformation, linking industry and agriculture in sustainable and mutually beneficial ways, raising the incomes ...

A Ugandan company is buying banana stems in a business that turns fiber into attractive handicrafts. The idea is innovative as well as sustainable in this East African country that’s literally a ...

"Improving the banana fiber extraction procedure has been one of our sanitary pad project's biggest obstacles," she says, "Banana fiber extraction and refinement for our pads is a complex process ...

But can such stems somehow be returned to life? Yes, according to a Ugandan company that's buying banana stems in a business that turns fibre into attractive handicrafts. The idea is innovative as ...

What if I told you that banana fibre could actually be one of those versatile materials you could use to accessorise your living space? I'm talking about your sitting area, kitchen, bedroom ...

A couple of Indigenous Marma and Manipuri communities in Bangladesh have taken the Bangladeshi fashion scene by storm with their unique creation: a sari woven entirely from banana fiber ...

But can such stems somehow be returned to life? Yes, according to a Ugandan company that's buying banana stems in a business that turns fiber into attractive handicrafts. The idea is innovative as ...