NRCB transfers technology for banana fibre processing to woman entrepreneur from U.P.
The Hindu
The National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), Tiruchi, has licensed and transferred an eco-friendly technology for banana fibre processing to Anita Roy, a woman entrepreneur from Uttar Pradesh.Banan
The National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), Tiruchi, has licensed and transferred an eco-friendly technology for banana fibre processing to Anita Roy, a woman entrepreneur from Uttar Pradesh.
Banana is cultivated widely across the country and the crop generates a huge volume of biomass. After harvesting the fruit bunches, huge plant bio-waste is generated. Pseudostem, flower and bracts and rhizome account for 50 per cent of the banana plant biomass. Disposing off this huge waste, roughly about 60 tonnes per hectare, is the biggest problem for farmers, said S. Uma, Director, ICAR-NRCB.
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