Banana Fibres

Africa Science News reports on the increasing adoption of secondary usage products derived from the Banana plant,in this instance they focus on banana fibre:

From the fibre, farmers weave the traditional baskets (kyondosi), photo albums, table mats, ear rings, wall mats, fruit mats, bible carriers, picture frames, among other products. Ciondos from banana fibre.Farmers also make honey care packaging materials, which are used to wrap honey bottles. These articles sell from Ksh200 each and farmers sell up to Ksh3, 000 per day during the peak of the tourism season.During elections, farmers make fly-whisks which are popular with politicians.A former teacher, Mr. Njihia said banana fibre has enabled his family earn decent income besides the sale of the banana fruit...[continue reading]