VAFPC to make bio-degradable cutlery, plates from pineapple leaves
The Hindu
Company sanctioned ₹2.55 crore through Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for the project
The Vazhakkulam Agro and Fruit Processing Company (VAFPC), jointly owned by the State government and pineapple farmers, will soon venture into producing biodegradable cutlery and plates from pineapple leaves.
Sources in the fruit processing company said the Indian Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, would provide the technology for the manufacture of cutlery and plates.
The company has been sanctioned ₹2.55 crore through the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for the project. It is initially expected that around 500 kg of leaves will be processed a day, and the fruit processing company will invite bids for setting up machinery and auxiliary facilities for the venture.
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