Uganda start-up bets big on banana waste

Uganda start-up bets big on banana waste
Reuters
3 hrs ago
By Elias Biryabarema
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A worker weaves a wall carpet from the fibre extracted from the sheaths of banana trunks at the TexFad plant in Sonde settlement of Mukono
By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandans have always eaten a lot of bananas. Now a local start-up reckons it can extract even more value from overlooked parts of the crop.
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Director of Smart Climate Innovation Academy Simon Tugumisiriza cuts down a banana stem at a plantation for fibre extraction from the sheaths of trunks, in Sonde settlement of Mukono

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