SDGs Business Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Sustainable Pulp Production Made from Banana Stems in Zambia

Country, Site Lusaka and Eastern Provinces
Project Outline The objective of the Project is to increase the income of small-scale farmers, alleviate poverty, and contribute to forest conservation in the Republic of Zambia by commercializing the production of fiber and pulp from banana stems (agricultural residue) for use as the raw material for One Planet Paper®.
Category B
Reason of
Categorization		 The project is not located in a sensitive area, nor has sensitive characteristics, nor falls into sensitive sectors under the JICA Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations (January, 2022) and its potential adverse impacts on the environment are not likely to be significant.
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