UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA

Kerala in south India grows several cash crops such as banana and pineapple, the crop residues of which are sources of natural fibres that can be used in hand papermaking. Kerala, however, does not have a tradition in hand papermaking. The following is an account of an attempt to popularize the art...

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Main Author: Padma Nambisan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2010-05-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_3_1332_Nambian_Weeds_Hand_Papermaking_Kerala/638