How coconut fiber twines are made into nets
The coconut fibers from waste coconut husks are first made into twines or ropes, then woven into nets. The looms were designed by the women workers themselves.
posted by Perla Manapol @ 10:14 PM
Coconuts Galore
This is primarily about how waste coconut husks are made into high-value products that are environment-friendly - and, more important, how this labor-intensive process provides employment for thousands of families in rural communities. It also describes our clean-burning stove that runs on waste rice hulls and other agricultural waste products.
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- Name: Perla Manapol
- Location: Kalibo and Ibajay, Aklan, Philippines
Undergraduate studies at State Univ. of NY at Fredonia; graduate studies at Harvard University; U.S. Foreign Service in Peru, Jamaica, India, Indonesia; former exchange student under the American Field Service Int'l Scholarships program; tennis coach under Operation Crossroads Africa; fluent in Spanish, Bahasa Indonesia/Malay, Tagalog, Visayan; international consultant in renewable energy-related projects (biofuels, clean energy)and community development
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