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Byline: Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn
Jan. 4--Cashing in on the increased popularity of environmentally friendly products around the world, Thailand has developed a new plant pot made from vetiver grass, or ya fak.
It may come as a surprise that vetiver grass, regarded in some circles as a worthless weed, is set to be turned into a money-spinner, just as another weed, the water hyacinth or pak tob java, has been turned into handicrafts.
Developed by the Department of Science Service in the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, the vetiver-grass plant pot is being touted as a world-first by its inventors.
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