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Most Nigerians see plantain stems as waste. This woman sees raw material.

I recently visited a Nigerian entrepreneur who has built an unusual business around something most farmers and households simply throw away — plantain and banana stems.

From these agricultural leftovers, she produces hair extensions, bags, pillows, shoes, ropes, table mats, ribbons and several other products.

What caught my attention wasn’t just the products.

It was the idea behind the business.

At a time when many people are looking for agricultural opportunities, this is a powerful reminder that agriculture doesn’t end with planting, harvesting and selling food.

There is money in the waste, processing, manufacturing, packaging, distribution and everything that happens after the farm.

I went to meet her, see the products myself and understand how she turned an agricultural waste problem into a business.

Would you buy a wig or bag made from plantain fibre?

And more importantly: how many other valuable businesses are Nigerians throwing away every day without realizing it?

I documented the full story here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKv0vcV5o-g

I think this is one story Nairalanders and Nigerians should see.

Wow wow wow wow wow wow that's crazy and you know it

So many money making loopholes in the Agricultural Sector

So many untapped niches out there

If you want to make money, you gotta think outside the box.

Create your niche

With high demand but less saturated.

Boom!

You are there.

This creativity

Very wonderful

Show us the finish product na, not everyone wants to watch a YouTube documentary about this

Lovely to see this type of post on frontpage!

Everybody can't be a content creator.

Agricultural business is the way forward

She says, the business is capital intensive. That if you are willing to invest by partnering with them, it is not 20, 60...but from 200m.

Not a new thing, fine she is clever am I amazed no. So many YouTube videos on how to turn waste into wigs. Good for her. Not everyone can do this business

This YouTube video makes no sense at all. I thought she will show us the various industrial processes that converts the banana stems into the finished product.

Make una shift abeg

Absolutely brimming with potential.

Technical Writer

Good!

She should patent it

I have heard about using something from plantain trunk to do hair... so it's really true

No wonder I see Funke for Dustbin they search for plantain waste

Hungrychicken:
Show us the finish product na, not everyone wants to watch a YouTube documentary about this

Swears.

I didn't bother clicking.

logadims:
Most Nigerians see plantain stems as waste. This woman sees raw material.

I recently visited a Nigerian entrepreneur who has built an unusual business around something most farmers and households simply throw away — plantain and banana stems.

From these agricultural leftovers, she produces hair extensions, bags, pillows, shoes, ropes, table mats, ribbons and several other products.

What caught my attention wasn’t just the products.

It was the idea behind the business.

At a time when many people are looking for agricultural opportunities, this is a powerful reminder that agriculture doesn’t end with planting, harvesting and selling food.

There is money in the waste, processing, manufacturing, packaging, distribution and everything that happens after the farm.

I went to meet her, see the products myself and understand how she turned an agricultural waste problem into a business.

Would you buy a wig or bag made from plantain fibre?

And more importantly: how many other valuable businesses are Nigerians throwing away every day without realizing it?

I documented the full story here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKv0vcV5o-g

There was a story about a company in Uganda doing same n much more last year, perhaps she went under study them,but that's a good one anyways.

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Those people ehnnnnnn.. Scouting for validation from anywhere and anything

But she's not wearing the plantain wig . And she didn't say how long it will last.

logadims:
Most Nigerians see plantain stems as waste. This woman sees raw material.

I recently visited a Nigerian entrepreneur who has built an unusual business around something most farmers and households simply throw away — plantain and banana stems.

From these agricultural leftovers, she produces hair extensions, bags, pillows, shoes, ropes, table mats, ribbons and several other products.

What caught my attention wasn’t just the products.

It was the idea behind the business.

At a time when many people are looking for agricultural opportunities, this is a powerful reminder that agriculture doesn’t end with planting, harvesting and selling food.

There is money in the waste, processing, manufacturing, packaging, distribution and everything that happens after the farm.

I went to meet her, see the products myself and understand how she turned an agricultural waste problem into a business.

Would you buy a wig or bag made from plantain fibre?

And more importantly: how many other valuable businesses are Nigerians throwing away every day without realizing it?

I documented the full story here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKv0vcV5o-g

Beautiful 👍👌.
This is why I do say that the day Light 🕯️🚨 becomes Reliable and Regular -the NIGERIA Industrialization begins!
She MUST KEEP THE SECRETS BEFORE THE WHITE MAN COMES-TO STEAL IT !
GOVT-Should Come and Give their Backing to this New Innovations and turn it to a Mega-and a Big Project to Earn FOREX - through Exports!

saintopus:
This YouTube video makes no sense at all. I thought she will show us the various industrial processes that converts the banana stems into the finished product.

Make una shift abeg

Must she show you the whole process? Why are you angry? Someone is using her brain to produce something rather than being a 304 and you’re saying bollocks get down abeg

This is quite commendable please she need to be encouraged Nigeria is blessed.

Nairaland.com is always promoting stupid things

Bad market for Indians. Nigeria will be great again.

All I can see is a strong and resilient entrepreneur. A little push and she will blow. This right here is her vocation and satisfaction. I am highly impressed! A production economy is always green and vibrant. Appropriate authorities should support. Giving 150m to bbn winners and ignoring a champ like this is total balderdash.

And this will not be on front page oooooo
they will go and put it in page 24

eagleonearth:
All I can see is a strong and resilient entrepreneur. A little push and she will blow. This right here is her vocation and satisfaction. I am highly impressed! A production economy is always green and vibrant. Appropriate authorities should support. Giving 150m to bbn winners and ignoring a champ like this is total balderdash.

Not to beef her achievements or ideas , but not all business ventures are profitable. Maybe in years to come, when we have run out of plastics and human hairs…but then there’s a potential in every venture.

Just imagine, all these products coming out of plantain and banana stem/leaves. This beautiful and creative lady is making the best out of it and nobody saw her.

Nobody want to sponsor her and make this production a very huge one that can create millions of jobs... Instead they told us to be frying akara, kulikuli and roasting agbado!!! Dia fada! Dia papa, infact Dia papa left toe!!!