Abaca Fiber Basics

Next year is ‘International Year of the Fibers’ and our very own Fiber Industry Development Authority will be in the lead role in coordinating all activities for 2009’s activities. Administrator Cecilia Gloria Soriano outlined the presentation of the ‘International Year of the Natural Fibers’ and the administrator outlined the background of the set event, the objectives and the world activities.

It’s only natural that FIDA and the Philippines were put at the forefront of planning and the development of the said event. The country is the world’s top producer of abaca and abaca fiber and the administrator added that by focusing world attention to the role that can be delivered by the abaca and abaca fiber will also contribute to food security and poverty alleviation. The activities that are planned aren’t only global in scale since there are activities as well that centers on the national and the regional levels.

On the same forum, the group agrees on many activities. Some of the planned activities include trade exhibits that will feature Philippine natural fibers like abaca fiber from abaca plant, silk, fiber from pineapple and abaca festivals. Conferences and forums will be held as well and there will be an Abaca Week Celebration, fashion show and an essay writing contests. These are just some of the planned activities for next year. Other information can be read from this press release.

Abaca fiber is one of the stronger fibers around and this fiber is sourced from the abaca plant. The abaca plant looks like the banana plant in appearance, and most people will mistake the abaca for the banana plant. Make no mistake about it; abaca is different and abaca fiber is an all-important fiber.

Cheers for abaca and abaca fiber!