Cash Crops
Oct 11, 2010
<b>Apple bananas (Ndiizi)</b> <br>Apple bananas in Uganda are mainly grown by small-scale farmers. The crop fruits all-year-round. The apple banana is small (8-12 cm in length; 60-80 g in weight), creamier, and sweeter than other banana varieties.
Apple bananas (Ndiizi)
Apple bananas in Uganda are mainly grown by small-scale farmers. The crop fruits all-year-round. The apple banana is small (8-12 cm in length; 60-80 g in weight), creamier, and sweeter than other banana varieties. Apple banana is commonly peeled and eaten in raw form and can be sliced and added to fruit salads. It is used as baby food, dessert or snack or figs and flakes when dried. Major apple banana growing areas in Uganda include Masaka, Mbale, Mbarara, Bushenyi, Mubende, Luweero and Wakiso.
Apple bananas require deep, well-drained loam soils with a high humus content. Nitrogen and potassium are required in considerable amounts to maintain high yields.
Jack fruit
Jackfruit is the largest tree-born fruit in the world. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh and Indonesia. Jackfruit is a huge fruit with wide sharp- like dotted skin. It is a highly domesticated plant in Uganda with almost every home in most rural areas having at least one tree. It grows fast and starts to fruit in about three years. Jackfruit is consumed fresh on the local market. It can be processed into other products and for export.
Apple bananas in Uganda are mainly grown by small-scale farmers. The crop fruits all-year-round. The apple banana is small (8-12 cm in length; 60-80 g in weight), creamier, and sweeter than other banana varieties. Apple banana is commonly peeled and eaten in raw form and can be sliced and added to fruit salads. It is used as baby food, dessert or snack or figs and flakes when dried. Major apple banana growing areas in Uganda include Masaka, Mbale, Mbarara, Bushenyi, Mubende, Luweero and Wakiso.
Apple bananas require deep, well-drained loam soils with a high humus content. Nitrogen and potassium are required in considerable amounts to maintain high yields.
Jack fruit
Jackfruit is the largest tree-born fruit in the world. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh and Indonesia. Jackfruit is a huge fruit with wide sharp- like dotted skin. It is a highly domesticated plant in Uganda with almost every home in most rural areas having at least one tree. It grows fast and starts to fruit in about three years. Jackfruit is consumed fresh on the local market. It can be processed into other products and for export.