Synonyms for sisal
ˈsaɪ səl, ˈsɪs əlsisal

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1. sisal, sisal hempnoun

   a plant fiber used for making rope

   Synonyms:
   sisal hemp

2. sisal, Agave sisalananoun

   Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

   Synonyms:
   sisal hemp

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1. Mohammed Dewji:

   Sisal used to be the white gold of Tanzania, in the 60's and 70's our country produced over 200,000 tonnes of sisal, huge employment was provided, then of course synthetics came in, and the prices of Sisal started falling tremendously, so in the late 90's I bought a lot of farms under receivership. And I said: 'look, I mean the price cannot go further down,' so I took a long-term view.

2. Yunus Mssika:

   During the 1960's sisal was the main thing in the Tanzanian economy, and it contributed almost 65% of the foreign exchange of the country.

3. Mohammed Dewji:

   It's amazing because you provide a lot of employment, I think plus or minus, our sisal farms are providing thousands of jobs, and we create housing for them, we give them health benefits, we give education support to them, so it's amazing, it's good business.