Tag Archives: Banana farmers

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Banana farmers and traders in Rubirizi district formed a cooperative society to boost their income. The idea to form Bunyaruguru Tooke farmer’s cooperative society limited was born during the peak of the nationwide lockdown which severely affected banana prices. An average bunch of bananas dropped to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Banana farmers in the greater Bushenyi districts have faulted the Presidential Initiative on banana industrial development for failing to address the challenge of post-harvest losses. The Presidential Initiative was established to facilitate the development of banana-based sustainable processing enterprises, to help farmers to add …