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

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
Subjects:
Agriwaste utilization
Hand papermaking
Local plant fibres
Self-help groups
Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_3_1332_Nambian_Weeds_Hand_Papermaking_Kerala/638
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UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA
BioResources
Agriwaste utilization
Hand papermaking
Local plant fibres
Self-help groups
author_facet Padma Nambisan
author_sort Padma Nambisan
title UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA
title_short UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA
title_full UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA
title_fullStr UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA
title_full_unstemmed UTILIZATION OF WEEDS AND AGRIWASTE BY POPULARIZING HANDPAPERMAKING IN KERALA, INDIA
title_sort utilization of weeds and agriwaste by popularizing handpapermaking in kerala, india
publisher North Carolina State University
series BioResources
issn 1930-2126
publishDate 2010-05-01
description 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 and craft of hand papermaking among self-help groups as a means of self-employment and waste utilization, using fibres extracted from agriwaste and local plants.
topic Agriwaste utilization
Hand papermaking
Local plant fibres
Self-help groups
url http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_3_1332_Nambian_Weeds_Hand_Papermaking_Kerala/638
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