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Value addition: NaRL gives banana stems another life shelf

Unknown to farmers, the stem can be recycled to make other biodegradable products with ease. A new brand of hair extension is now being extracted through a research discovery by the National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NaRL) at Kawanda.

Ronald Katwaza, a researcher, through the National Banana Programme, under NaRL. A new brand of hair extension is now being extracted through a research discovery by the National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NaRL) at Kawanda. (Photo by Maria Wamala)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Uganda is one of the world’s largest banana producers and a world leader in banana consumption. However, in many Ugandan farms, banana stems are always left to decompose

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Value addition
Banana stems
National Agricultural Research Laboratories