Sisal fiber reinforcement in concrete offers significant mechanical and durability benefits, supporting the development of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earnings from sisal grew to Sh4.1 billion last year from Sh3.7 billion in 2015, with good export prices hitting the local processors who could not get enough fibre. The recent data from Fibre Crops ...

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 ...