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Rwandans are known for their exquisite and truly majestic Imishanana traditional attires.
Now the country has decided to venture into the creative world of fabrics, this time on a discovery mission of how to manufacture fabrics from banana fibre.
Bananas are a staple food here in Rwanda being consumed by the greater part of the population. While we consume the fruit, cloth will be woven from tree fibres.
Now imagine how the local textile industry is set for a major boom, after the announcement today of the seven-member technical team that is set for Japan, to start the process of transferring banana textile technology to Rwanda.
This team is going to study this ancient tradition of transforming banana fibre into textiles which dates back to the 13th century, in Japan.
It's a no brainer, that perhaps this will be one of the most innovative, income generating and community empowering projects of our time.
The initiative that is gaining momentum with the support of Japan's Tama Art University (TAU), who are working with the relevant government institutions and local investors, could revolutionanise the local textile industry.
This places a huge responsibility on the initiators of the project, in particular UTEXRWA, the country's major textile company, to ensure that all processes are duly complete for the project to take off.
Every bit of the process will impact national development positively in one way or another. Stages that if well coordinated, among the players involved, can actually form a positive cycle.
Money accrued from sales can be reinvested in training others on the trade of making textiles out banana fibre. One of the major criticisms made against developing countries'is the inability to develop has been the lack of diversification, particularly when it comes to locally produced products.
And so as Rwanda gears for more competition, within the East African Community, she will have a definitive competitive edge over the other regional countries, especially in the textile industry, courtesy of this venture.
Source: allafrica.com
Publication date: 1/21/2009
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Vice Chancellor Tama Art university
Japan for Banana fiber extraction
Advantages of new extraction process
- Simple method to produce banana.
- Inexpensive
- Pollution free
- Zero damage or loss of fibers
- Bio gas generated and collected
- Higher earnings to farmers
- Means of new employment
I would like to inform that, I have finished my training for this Microbial process for banana fiber extraction. If you are interested for this new process I am ready to deal with your esteemed University.
For more details and discussions please call mob. 0019048877450
Regards
M.Sadiq Ali
sadiq.ali42@yahoo.com
muhammedsadiqali, Trivandrum, Kerala india Mobile no. 00919048877450
- 6/13/2010 6:08:24 AM
To The Vice- Chancellor
Tama Art University for Banana Fiber Process
Sir,
I am an expert for Banana fiber process by Microbial action. It is an anaerobic process mediated through microbial action and completed in 4 days of water soaking . The in-situ production of enzymes is responsible for the turn facilitated in the system by circulating liquid from an anaerobic reactor treating fiber less wastes and juice of the pseudo stem . In this treatment the organic wastes are converted to bio gas and pollution free.
During the process pectin,the intercellular cementing substance present around the fibers are degraded and resulted in the separation of fibers from their embedding . The best operational conditions for fiber extraction through the anaerobic process are in temperature between 20 to 37 C and neutral pH of 6.7 to 8.00. Under optimum conditions the separation of fibers completes in 4 days time.
Advantages of th
muhammedsadiqali, Trivandrum, Kerala india Mobile no. 00919048877450
- 6/13/2010 5:57:44 AM
To Vice- Chancellor Rwanda University
Sir
I am an expert for extraction of banana fiber by Microbial process. It is an anaerobic process mediated through microbial action and completed in 4 days of water soaking. The in-situ production of enzymes is responsible for the turn facilitated in the system by circulating liquid from an anaerobic reactor treating fiber less wastes and juice of the pseudo stem . In this treatment the organic wastes are converted to bio gas and pollution free.
If you are looking this new Technology you can contact me as earliest .
Regards
M.Sadiq Ali
ctated in the system by circulating liquid from an anaerobic reactor treating fibreless
muhammedsadiqali, Trivandrum, Kerala india
(email) - 6/5/2010 7:44:10 PM
kindly enlighten the technology of manufacturing fibre from banana tree trunk,manufacturers of such machines,the cost of machinery and its capacity.There is a manufacturer of such machinery in South India and the cost of one single machine is RS45,000/-
Rajan Ganesan,Advocate,NGOs Consultant, Chennai, India
(email) - 6/26/2009 1:09:14 PM
Kindly enlighten the technology of manufacturing fibres from banana tree trunk,the suppliers of machinery,cost of the machinery,its capacityetc. There is a manufacturer of such machinery in south india,the cost of the machinery is around RS 45,000/-
Rajan Ganesan,Advocate,NGOs Consultant, Chennai, India
(email) - 6/26/2009 1:01:37 PM
Kindly enlighten the technology of manufacturing fibres from banana tree trunk,the suppliers of machinery,cost of the machinery,its capacityetc. There is a manufacturer of such machinery in south india,the cost of the machinery is around RS 45,000/-
Rajan Ganesan,Advocate,NGOs Consultant, Chennai, India
(email) - 6/26/2009 12:54:53 PM
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