Kheri district is the largest district in the area of ​​Lakhimpur-Kheri region. The geographical area of ​​the district is 7680 sq. km. According to the census of 2011, the total population of the district is 4,021,243. Majority of the population in the district have taken up agriculture-based activities. The main crops are wheat, paddy and sugarcane. Banana cultivation is being done in abundance in the district in Sahasali. During 2021-22, banana was cultivated in about 1,750 hectares of the district.

The cultivation of banana is usually done using the stem of banana, which in actual is a waste material. These stems are but used in making fiber and manufacturing various types of handicraft products such as baskets, ropes, cloth, bags, decorations, accessories, hats and so on. These products are being prepared through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for generating employment of rural women. Other substances such as liquid water, useful for organic farming, fertilizers and bio gas, is also being produced from the waste materials of banana plant.

Along with individual farmers in the district, these are successfully produced under the National Rural Livelihood Mission by a group of people in the development block of Isanagar and Palia. To speed up the process, a comprehensive action plan was in the district and is followed for every 2000 stems -

The employment generation in the district through banana fiber was discussed by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mann Ki Baat, on July 25, 2021.