Genetically modified bananas for communities of the great lakes region of Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Priver, Namanya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jimmy, Tindamanyire | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stephen, Buah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Josephine, Namaganda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jerome, Kubiriba | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wilberforce, Tushemereirwe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-04T12:03:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-04T12:03:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Over 50 million people in the East and Central African region including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, and Kenya depend on the East African Highland banana (EAHB, AAA-EA, Musa spp.), a unique type of cooking bananas, as a staple food and for income. East and Central Africa are considered a secondary center of diversity for the EAHBs, also called Matooke. Annual regional production is worth US$ 4.3 billion, which is about 5% of the East and Central African (ECA) region’s gross domestic product (FAOSTAT, 2014). Banana has the unique advantage of producing acceptable yields amid erratic rainfall, coupled with an allyear- round fruiting characteristic. It is therefore, not surprising, that there is relatively less poverty and food insecurity incidences among the bananadependent communities. The banana’s extensive root system and leaf canopy have environmental benefits in terms of reduced soil erosion and stabilizing agroecologies (Karamura et al., 2016). Furthermore, the banana forestelike plantations capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is quickly recycled into soil organic matter (Kamusingize et al., 2017). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Priver, N., Jimmy, T., Stephen, B., Josephine, N., Jerome, K., & Wilberforce, T. (2020). Genetically modified bananas for communities of the great lakes region of Africa. In Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food (pp. 117-130). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817240-7.00007-3 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817240-7.00007-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1886 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Academic Press | en_US |
| dc.subject | Genetically modified bananas | en_US |
| dc.subject | Communities | en_US |
| dc.subject | Great lakes region | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Genetically modified bananas for communities of the great lakes region of Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |