A fertilizer-use study by researchers on East African highland bananas showed that moderate application of mineral fertilizers could double the production of the crop. However, the study also ...

Many of these bananas are not Cavendish, but local varieties, or “village bananas,” and they are also under threat from the disease: “Preliminary results from evaluation of nine East African ...

Fifty years ago, we were eating better bananas. They tasted better, they lasted longer, they were more resilient and didn't require artificial ripening. They were -- simply put -- a better fruit, b ...

It yields two times higher than most local East African Highland Bananas, it is resistant to black Sigatoka and has resistance to nematodes and weevils, the key threats to banana production in Uganda.

Tanzania and Uganda consume 50 per cent of bananas grown in Africa, but realise only nine per cent of the potential yield due to poor productivity due to pests and diseases.

Fifty years ago, we were eating better bananas. They tasted better, they lasted longer, they were more resilient and didn’t require artificial ripening. They were — simply put — a… ...

Fifty years ago, we were eating better bananas. They tasted better, they lasted longer, they were more resilient and didn’t require artificial ripening. They were — simply put — a… ...