Broom grass, which grows naturally on the hills, are increasingly becoming a source of extra income for several thousand people in Rangamati. Around 10 to 12 flowered stems of the grass are tied ...

A machine that can remove pollen flowers of tiger grass, the material used in the production of walis tambo (soft broom), is now up for commercialization. The device was developed by the Don Mariano ...

The steep slopes of Amdanda, Gaighat and Sinchangghadi in Devghat VDC were used for shifting cultivation – an agricultural land use system where land is cleared of forest and cultivated until its ...

U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Yangon, vows to sustain his business of making traditional brooms, which he thinks is a big contributor to the local economy. “Despite ...