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Ms Okurut, a senior presidential advisor on Public Relations, said Uganda is the third largest banana-producing country in the world and urged farmers to also earn from processing banana stems
South Africans might love their bananas, but with only 12% of the plant used during harvesting it greatly contributes to agricultural waste.
Uganda start-up bets big on banana waste Reuters 3 hrs ago By Elias Biryabarema © Reuters/ABUBAKER LUBOWA A worker weaves a wall carpet from the fibre extracted from the sheaths of banana trunks at the TexFad plant in Sonde settlement of Mukono By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandans have always eaten a lot of bananas. Now a local start-up reckons it can extract even more value from overlooked parts of the crop. © Reuters/ABUBAKER LUBOWA Director of Smart Climate Innovation Academy Simon Tugumisiriza cuts down a banana stem at a plantation for fibre extract...