In the heart of rural India, where banana plantations stretch across vast stretches in states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh, millions of farmers harvest the fruit but often discard the bulky stalks as waste. What if that "waste" could be turned into the trendy jeans hanging in your wardrobe? A fascinated video shared by Marico's Harsh Mariwala on social media shows exactly this transformation happening in China, using abaca fibre sourced from banana plants. It has sparked both awe and questions among Indians wondering why we aren't leading this charge.
