Storing bananas can be challenging, as they often transition quickly from green and unripe to soft and covered in dark spots.

ICOSEED Managing Director Patrick Muriuki (right) and programme manager Alexander Gichovi display some of the products they manufacture from banana stems fibre at their office in Kutus town.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Nakuru, Kenya; Most homesteads boast of at least one banana tree. It is probably because ...

Unknown to farmers, the stem can be recycled to make other biodegradable ... Ronald Katwaza, a researcher, through the National Banana Programme, under NaRL. A new brand of hair extension is ...

Ekberg Satoko started a business making Fair Trade verified paper from banana stems in Zambia, which is helping support farmers and create jobs. She talks about her approach to reducing poverty.