This “super banana” was created at Uganda's National ... “These will be bananas made in Uganda, by Ugandans, for Uganda.” (Is organic food healthier? That's the wrong question.) ...

In 2003 Uganda was ranked highest globally in banana consumption with an annual per capita consumption of 1.5 kilogrammes per day. Bananas are the main food crop to more than half the population ...

In Uganda, he said, the reference for food is only given to Matooke (banana meal), while the other food items are normally mentioned by their name. After harvesting the bunch, its fingers are ...

If the GM banana scheme helps reduce death and blindness rates in Uganda, it could be transferred to other countries or applied to other fruits, like plantains. Bananas are not the only food ...

and cones to fill with different kinds of food. The banana is really a wonder plant that may hold the key to Uganda’s industrialisation. Owned by a a young Ugandan entrepreneur, Kimani Muturi ...

Uganda has the highest banana consumption rate in the world and ... according to figures from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. In Uganda, eating bananas is in many ways embedded in ...

(Hajarah Nalwadda, AP) MBARARA, Uganda (AP) — At least once a week ... But farmers have a more pressing concern: Not enough new banana juice cultivars are being planted to produce the brew.

The Banatex-EA (Banana Textiles in East Africa ... Bananas are one of the most widely grown staple food crops in Uganda, cultivated by about three quarters of farmers. However, a significant ...

Tonto is a legendary traditional drink in Uganda. But the fermented banana juice is under threat as authorities move to regulate the production of what are considered illicit home brews.

A few banana trees in a small plantation ... but only in specific local scenarios like Uganda, where bananas are a staple food and part of the culture. Of course, Uganda alone cannot provide ...