TEXFAD

An exciting opportunity

Did you know that the global human hair extension market was valued at USD 4.45 billion in 2023 and is projected to be worth USD 4.88 billion in 2024 and reach USD 10.78 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 10.41% during the forecast period. North America dominated the human hair extension market with a market share of 46.97% in 2023. with Nigeria and South Africa spear heading in Africa, the exposure to the toxic chemicals that are found in synthetic hair can have serious health consequences. Apart from damage to vital organs, they can cause infertility, birth defects, asthma, bronchitis and cancers besides the diverse effect on the environment. Imagine a world with a sustainable biodegradable and a natural fiber hair extensions from the locally available most waste crop in the world: banana that fruits once in its lifetime. Now is the time to think and prioritize sustainable production and consumption. In our journey of softening banana fiber to hair extensions this is what we present to the world.

What is your take on this,cotton or banana fiber

Did you know that from a banana stem you can have this product.

Are you ready for banana fiber hair extensions. A biodegradable hair that has no harm to the environment with no effect to the user and best for cancer patients.

Commercializing the banana fiber innovation is without boundaries to the stakeholders, Afrcia needs to appreciate the vast natural resources and add value to it than importing value added products from its exported resources.Girls under Dreams program visited TEXFAD to connect to the wells of innovation of fiber to fashion. Banana is both a food crop and a cash crop, How? Harvest banana for food, fruit, wine, vinegar and the waste stems extract a fiber from and sell to Banana textile industries. #youthconnecktuganda

The private sector foundation of uganda organized a women katale ( market) and TEXFAD showcased its unique high quality sustainable textiles. The UNDP Uganda Resident Representative Ms. Nwanne Vwede-Obahor, in awe of the banana fiber innovations.

TEXFAD is a banana textile industry that deals in the production of quality textiles. In Uganda, Bananas are one of the most grown plants. Mr Kimani Muturi, Executive Director at TEXFAD adds value to this great natural resource by Skilling the youth and women to make varieties of Textile products from banana fiber eg carpets, mats etc. The story of TEXFAD is one of staying true to oneself and being persistent, Mr Kimani Muturi encourages all to keep innovating because "A Reward of a good idea is a Product" https://lnkd.in/gNCa-vv3 #AccessImuka TEXFAD Kreative Campus

The Republic of Cameroon is one of those that gas is highly used for cooking in homes, institutions of learning and hotels and other places and with the shortages of gas supply daily cooking activities is affected. TEXFAD in partnership with Green springs digital university is skilling youth and women on the utilization of the coconut shell and palm husks that in millons of tons lie as waste in the plantations and milling firms yearly to produce eco-friendly charcoal briquettes which will be an alternative for the gas cooking energy.

Banana fiber technology in a country like uganda needs to be scaled up to provide an additional source of income to farmers and all those in the value chain. Uganda presidential advisor on public relations, Mary Karoror Okurut expounds on the relevance of adopting to the banana fiber technology in uganda.