Uganda is said to be the leading banana producer in Africa, second only to India in the world. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), there has been an increase of 28 percent in banana production, from 6.5 million tons in 2018 to 8.3 tons in 2019.
Bananas are the main food crop to more than half the population of Uganda and it is ranked highest among the cash crops in Uganda at 67 percent followed by coffee at 22 percent and beans at 7 percent. Innovation However, according to Muturi Kimani, a lecturer at Kyambogo University, the banana sector in Uganda needs to be woken up from its deep sleep and made to rise to its rightful place in the economy of the country.
Source: monitor.co.ug
