BANANA FIBER CLOTH MANUFACTURING & ITS BY-PRODUCTS UNIT

Banana is a globally important fruit crop with 97.5 million tones of production. In India it supports livelihood of million of people. With total annual production of 16.91 million tones from 490.70 thousand ha., with national average of 33.5 T/ha. Maharashtra ranks first in production with 60 T/ha. Banana contributes 37% to total fruit production in India.

Banana is one of the major and economically important fruit crop of Maharashtra. Banana occupy 20% area among the total area under crop in India. Maharashtra ranks second in area and first in productivity in India. Jalgaon is a major Banana growing district in Maharashtra which occupies 50,000 hectares area under Banana. But most of Banana is grown by planting suckers. The technology development in agriculture is very fast, it results in developing Tissue Culture Technique.

Agro Climate

Banana is basically a tropical crop, grows well in temperature range of 13ºC – 38ºC with RH regime of 75-85%. In India this crop is being cultivated in climate ranging from humid tropical to dry mild subtropics through selection of appropriate varieties like Grandnaine. Chilling injury occurs at temperatures below 12ºC. The normal growth of the banana begins at 18ºC, reaches optimum at 27ºC, then declines and comes to a halt at 38ºC. Higher temperature causes sun scorching. High velocity wind which exceeds 80 km phrs damages the crop.

Soil

Soil for banana should have good drainage, adequate fertility and moisture. Deep, rich loamy soil with pH between 6-7.5 are most preferred for banana cultivation. Ill drained, poorly aerated and nutritionally deficient soils are not suitable for banana. Saline solid, calcareous soil are not suitable for Banana cultivation. Avoided soil of low laying areas, very sandy & heavy black cotton with ill drainage.

A soil that is not too acidic & not too alkaline, rich in organic material with high nitrogen content, adequate phosphorus level and plenty of potash are good for banana.

Varieties

In India banana is grown under diverse conditions and production systems. Selection of varieties, therefore is based on a large number of varieties catering to various kinds of needs and situations. However, around 20 cultivars viz. Dwarf Cavendish, Robusta, Monthan, Poovan, Nendran, Red banana, Nyali, Safed Velchi, Basarai, Ardhapuri, Rasthali, Karpurvalli, Karthali and Grandnaine etc..

Grandnaine is gaining popularity and may soon be the most preferred variety due to its tolerance to biotic stresses and good quality bunches. Bunches have well spaced hands with straight orientation of figures, bigger in size. Fruit develops attractive uniform yellow colour with better self life & quality than other cultivars.

Land Preparation

Prior to planting banana, grow the green manuring crop like daincha, cowpea etc. and burry it in the soil. The land can be ploughed 2-4 times and leveled. Use ratovator or harrow to break the clod and bring the soil to a fine tilt. During soil preparation basal dose of FYM is added and thoroughly mixed into the soil.

The furrows to be open with help tractor for planting or prepared raised bed in heavy soil. Apply 20 kg of FYM (well decomposed), 250 gm of Neem cake and 20 gm of conbofuron per plant. Prepared pits are left to solar radiation helps in killing the harmful insects, is effective against soil borne diseases and aids aeration. In saline alkali soil where PH is above 8 Pit mixture is to be modified to incorporate organic matter.

Addition of organic matter helps in reducing salinity while addition of purlite improves, porosity and aeration. Alternative to planting in pits is planting in furrows. Depnding on soil strata one can choose appropriate method as well as spacing and depth at which plant is required to be planted.

The banana plant is cultivated mostly in the tropical but situated within the  60oF is others north and  south of the equator.

In certain parts of India, in many pacific islands and in tropical of the people. Fresh fruit is eaten as dessert, while unripe fruit and fruit from cooking types are eaten as vegetable. Fruit pulp is dried and processed into flour or preserved in many forms for subsequent use.

Banana is a fair source of calcium and iron and a rich source of potassium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus. Bananas contain comparatively large amounts of two   physiologically important  compounds  namely  serotonin  and  norepinephrine   in addition  to  dopamiae,  3,4,  dihydroxy  phenylalamine  and   an unidentified catecholamine.

Banana peel is a potential source of pectin. Peels of green, yellow  and  brown bananas are reported to  contain  respectively 0.51,  0.38, and 0.46% soluble pectic substances and 1.28,  1.02, and 0.81% total pectic substances.

The  skin  and  pulp  of  green  banana  contain  antifungal substances,  while  the  skin and the pulp  of  the  ripe  banana contain both antifungal and antibacterial substances.

INTRODUCTION
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME COMMERCIAL TYPES OF BANANAS
CULTIVATED IN INDIA
CHARACTERISTICS & PROPERTIES OF BANANA FIBERS
PROPERTIES OF BANANA
PROPERTIES OF BANANA FIBRE CLOTH
BANANA FIBRE- A VALUE ADDED PRODUCT
BANANA FIBRE PRODUCTS
MANY APPLICATIONS OF BANANA PSEUDOSTEM HAVE BEEN
ENLISTED AS FOLLOWS:
OVERVIEW OF BANANA
TOP 10 LARGEST BANANA PRODUCING STATE IN INDIA 2018
MARKET SURVEY
INDIAN TEXTILE MARKET SIZE
GLOBAL TEXTILE MARKET SIZE
TYPES OF BANANA YARN
VARIETIES OF BANANA
BANANA FIBER EXTRACTION, YARN SPINNING
& WEAVING
METHOD OF EXTRACTION OF BANANA FIBRE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF BANANA FIBRE CLOTH
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF BANANA FIBRE CLOTH
TECHNOLOGY OF BANANA FIBRE EXTRACTION AND WEAVING
METHOD OF HARVESTING AND POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY OF BANANA
POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY
OVERVIEW OF BANANA AND ITS PRODUCTS UTILIZATION
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF BANANA POWDER/FLOUR
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF BANANA FLOUR/POWDER
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF PAPER BOARD FROM BANANA STEM
B I S SPECIFICATION
PLANT LAYOUT
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERIES
BANANA FIBER EXTRACTION MACHINE SUPPLIERS

APPENDIX – A:

1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
2.      LAND & BUILDING
3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY
4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5.      RAW MATERIAL
6.      SALARY AND WAGES
7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
9.      COST OF PRODUCTION
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13.      INTEREST CHART
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET