date:Aug 27, 2013
f being disposed of, could also bring in revenue for the industry, explains the agronomist Yamileth Cuartas Betancurth, lecturer at the University of Caldas.
Its reproductive cycle lasts from 10 to 12 months. After the harvest, profits are only made from the fruit. The rest is used as fertiliser or is disposed of. A project from the Department of Industrial Engineering of the National University of Colombia, in Manizales, managed to use the plant's stalk to obtain a high quality reinforcing mat