Sabahan women turn banana trunks into eco-friendly products

With Hanisa’s (left) guidance, Vida now crafts banana fibre items to support her family. Photos: Hanisah Boumin

After every banana harvest, piles of discarded trunks typically cluttered Hanisa Boumin’s farm in Kampung Kurangji, Kota Marudu, Sabah.

Hanisa turns discarded banana trunks into eco-friendly crafts, giving new life to agricultural waste in her village in Kota Marudu, Sabah.

But the farmer didn’t like seeing them go to waste, so she found ways to work on the fibrous material, eventually turning them into souvenirs and daily items.