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      <image:caption>Pa’Niat weaving Banana Fibre to make our Toong Gluay Klong bags.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The profit distribution based upon typical UK retailer mark-up expectations.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The costs incurred with bringing a Banana Fibre bag to market in the UK.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How should we value the heritage &amp; tradition of the makers?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>What’s the real value of artisanship?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The family plantation in Phatthalung.</image:caption>
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