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Wrapping banana bunch with leaves cut post-harvest losses by 30 per cent

Proper banana post-harvest packaging with its leaves can save farmers three out of 10 fruits destroyed before reaching the consumer. Vincent Oyaro, the chairman of Rigesa Youth Group, said that during transportation, farmers may lose more than 30 per cent weight to environmental agents and breakages, more so when ferrying to far markets. He attributes […]

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