Figure 5. Creating green products for high income. Impacts The project has managed to create green products to generate higher incomes for the communities (Figure 5). The impacts of the project include transfer of technology to the communities, such the processing of banana and torch ginger into high value downstream products. For example, the banana flour is not only used for food but also for non-food products, such as for glue, which can be laminated to strengthen plywood, and also used as anti-pollutants (Figure 6). Banana papers are also produced from the trunks which previously had no value. These can be used as stationeries, handicrafts and interior decoration, such as to produce ornamental decorative lampshade (Figure 7). Figure 6. Banana flour as anti-pollutant. The torch ginger is also produced not only for food additives, but new products such as body lotion, shampoo, beverages, and paper, among others (Figure 8). Figure 7. New product: banana paper. Figure 8. New products from torch ginger. ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITIES FOR BIODIVERSITY 131
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