ANNEX 1 - CHARACTERISTICS OF NON WOOD FIBRE SOURCES

Raw material	Abundance	Availability throughout year	Concentration of distribution	Determination in stage	Fibre quantity	Competitive uses
Bamboo	xxx	xxx	xxx	xx	xxx	xxxx
Bagasse	xxxx	x	xx	xxxx	xxx	xxx
Rice straw	xxxx	xxx	x	x	xx	xxx
Wheat straw	xxxx	xxx	x	x	xx	xxxx
Straw (other cereals)	xxx	xx	x	xx	xx	xxx
Cotton stick	xxx	x	xx	xxx	xxx	xx
Maize stalk	xx	x	xx	xxx	xx	xx
Mustard stick	xx	xx	x	xx	x	xx
Cajanus cajan_stick	xx	xxx	xx	x	xx	xx
Jute stick	xxx	xx	xxx	xx	xxx	xx
Pulses straw	xxx	x	x	xx	xx	xx
Mestha	x	x	xxx	x	xxxx	x
Diancha	x	x	xxx	x	xxxx	x
*Rice husk	xxx	xxx	xxx	x	-	xx
*Groundnut husk	xxx	xx	xxxx	x	-	xx
*Coconut husk	xxx	xxxx	xxxx	xx	-	xxx

xxxx Very high
xxx High
xx Low
x Very low
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