Stakeholders meet to discuss commercialisation of banana
Apr 23, 2024
Preliminary findings show that highly sought-after products from bananas include briquettes, fibre, hair extensions, furniture, glue from the sap, and then fertilisers.
According to the head of the banana research programme at the National Agriculture Research Laboratories in Kawanda, Dr Alex Barekye, bananas have remained as food crops, and yet when added value, they can be turned into other high-value crops. (Credit: Prossy Nandudu)
Prossy Nandudu
Journalist @New Vision
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Stakeholders in the banana value chain are meeting at Hotel Africana in Kampala to discuss ways of increasing the value of bananas.
According to the head of the banana research programme at the National Agriculture Research Laboratories in Kawanda, Dr Alex Barekye, bananas have remained as food crops, and yet when added value, they can be turned into other high-value crops.
Stakeholders in the banana value chain are meeting at Hotel Africana in Kampala to discuss ways of increasing the value of bananas. (All Photos by Prossy Nandudu)
Barekye added that the discussions from the meeting will feed into NARO's commercialisation program of its research findings.
Preliminary findings show that highly sought-after products from bananas include briquettes, fibre, hair extensions, furniture, glue from the sap, and then fertilisers.
The findings were highlighted by Clair Nakimpi a PhD student from Wageningen University during the stakeholders meeting taking place today at Hotel Africana.
She, however, advised stakeholders to spearhead policies in areas of standards and marketing structures, among others.
Preliminary findings show that highly sought-after products from bananas include briquettes, fibre, hair extensions, furniture, glue from the sap, and then fertilisers.
The programme is being supported by USAID's Feed the Future Uganda Agriculture Research Activity and NARO.
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