Nigerian youths can escape the perpetual poverty trap by tapping into the economic diversification of the federal government ...

In a few years, Brazil, which is the world’s leader in the biofuels segment, with its production of billions of liters of ethanol and biodiesel from sugar cane, will have another possible option: ...

An innovative local machine that quickly processes sisal fibre is building resilience to drought for farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda KISUMU, Kenya – An entrepreneurial Kenyan engineer has ...

High demand for sisal in the world market has slowed down adoption of sisal bags as an alternative to plastic carriers. Acting head of Directorate of Fibre Crops Naomi Kamau said more than 90 per cent ...

Sisal, an exceptionally strong, fibre is suitable for the manufacture of many products, among them being agricultural and parceling twine, ropes, sacks and bags, carpets and mats, pulp for papermaking ...

With the ban on plastic bags, Kenyans should rethink sisal because its farming has a long term advantage. Sisal, whose botanical name is Agave Sisalana, was first introduced to Kenya in 1914 when the ...

Mr Alex Odundo demonstrates how sisal fibre is processed using one of his home-made machines, called the decorticator. Right: The spooling machine, which is used to twine sisal fibres. The machine ...

Behind the viral Met Gala sisal fibre carpet is a family in Alleppey challenging the carpet belt’s supremacy with a century-old legacy that wants you to look south Alia Bhatt and designer Prabal ...