Textiles & Handcraft, Kenya

Fibertext is a B2B company that specializes in upcycling banana waste into biodegradable packaging and organic fertilizers. Through their innovative approach, they address the need for sustainable packaging solutions in the market while promoting environmental conservation and supporting local communities.

Fibertext diverts banana biomass waste from landfills, reduces environmental pollution caused by rotting biomass, and promotes sustainable packaging alternatives. They create a closed-loop system by sourcing raw materials from local farmers, empowering the community economically, and providing biodegradable products that contribute to waste reduction and ecological balance

Social impact

• Supporting women empowerment through employment, where ¾ employees are female
• Training over 300 farmers in banana production (2023)

Environmental impact

• Supporting the conservation of trees by producing the pulp from the banana pseudo stem
• Reducing plastic use by replacing it with biodegradable materials
• Processing up to 120 tons of banana biomass into packaging (2023

Economic impact

• Generating extra income for farmers through the sale of banana waste
• Increasing farmers’ income through training to increase banana production
• Creating employment in the community