PIBID DG HAILS 14 BANANA COOPERATIVES IN ANKOLE

By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante(MK)

In Bushenyi district

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The Director General PIBID  Rev. Prof. Florence Muranga has hailed 14 banana  cooperatives in Ankole for working hard to fight poverty and promote the better prices of banana growing ,sale and marketing .

She said this yesterday during the annual Banana Cooperatives meeting held at the main factory in Nyaruzinga Bushenyi District.

She noted that they want to promote banana growing in Northern Uganda because currently  they have enough market for the processed banana and therefore they need more bananas to satisfy the market they have.

Prof Muranga added that Isingiro district will get a processing plant as well as Kirihura Sanga to ease on transportation of Bananas to the main factory in Bushenyi .

She went ahead to say that training of banana farmers in their cooperatives will continue and so far those trained are showing good results.

She also said that problems of climate change such as hailstorms, strong winds, drought among others are affecting banana production in Ankole and beyond.

According to the PIBID staff in charge of banana cooperatives Mr. Jingo , they have 24 registered banana cooperatives however some of them are doing well  as others are still growing.

The banana cooperative leaders in their presentation noted that some of their previous challenges have been dealt with by PIBID like late payment of bananas, they said it has been worked on very well.

Bumbaire Banana cooperative society emerged the best cooperative society and was given a trophy and the certificate.

The deputy RDC Bushenyi  Donanto Kasigazi called upon banana cooperative leaders to work hard and alleviate poverty from their communities.

Deputy RDC Bushenyi district Donanto Kasigazi speaking at the annual conference

He hailed the Director General PIBID for working hard and bringing the factory that employs over 1000 people who are able to earn a living for their families.