International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

In India, the overgrowth population demands continuous resources in the form of food, clothing, shelter, and various other possessions. Solid waste disposal issues in the agriculture and clothing sectors. Many agro-wastes are available after harvesting, and tons of clothing waste fill landfills in our country. The waste from non-biodegradable clothing takes several decades to degrade in the land. Efforts are being made by people in the research field, academics, and industries to replace non-biodegradable products with bio-degradable products, and the production of natural-based biodegradable products from agro-waste is one of them. The use of agro-waste material in the clothing industry will be of great benefit to the environment, the farmers, the wearer, and the makers who make clothes. As a part of the effort to increase the use of agro-waste in sustainable textiles, this study on the use of pineapple leaves in textiles has been conducted. Extraction of fiber from the available pineapple leaf waste in local farms of Manipur, treatment of the extracted fiber, and experiment on spinning of yarn based on the characteristics of the existing yarn used in making the traditional textiles of the Meitei community of the state were involved. In addition, tests and analyses of the fiber and prepared yarn were performed to check the possibility of using it in the production of traditional textiles. SWOC analysis of the fibre in making the textiles was performed. Based on the obtained results, the fiber was found to be suitable for making traditional textiles of the Meitei community. Further study can be conducted on this fiber for different traditional textiles.