KINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The banana and plantain industry enjoyed a very productive 2022, recording a 2.8 percent increase in banana production and 18.7 percent for plantain. Despite the effects of ...

Plantain flour is the product of dried and milled plantain slices. It is called different names by various ethnic groups, such as “elubo agbagba” in some Yoruba-speaking areas of Nigeria where it’s ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The banana and plantain industry enjoyed a very productive 2022, recording a 2.8 per cent increase in banana production and 18.7 per cent for plantain. Despite the effects of ...

Plantain as a major source of food in Nigeria and Sub-Sahara Africa, which can be grown and processed profitably in commercial quantity in all the southern states of Nigeria. Research has shown that ...

The Costa Rican government helped negotiate an agreement for increased plantain production from indigenous groups in the Talamanca region in southern Limón. The government made the announcement ...

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This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows plantains in Limbe, Cameroon. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cameroon aspires to become leading plantain producer"(Photo: Xinhua) With his muddied bare feet and machete in ...

Accra, July 27, GNA-The national production of plantain had increased from 1.1 metric tonnes to 3.6 million metric tonnes per annum between 1992 and 2005, an increase of about 230 per cent, Mr Clement ...

Once considered a weed, field trials reveal plantain is a high-protein alternative to pasture ideal for finishing lambs. Ballance Agri-Nutrients Technical Extension Officer Murray Lane said the herb ...

Growing plantains is easy; however, simple mistakes can result in a plantain tree that does not give maximum yields. Some planting techniques will have healthy, vigorous plantain suckers with high ...

Accra, July 27, GNA-The national production of plantain had increased from 1.1 metric tonnes to 3.6 million metric tonnes per annum between 1992 and 2005, an increase of about 230 per cent, Mr Clement ...