The East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) is a primary food and cash crop in Uganda. Despite
its importance, yields on farmer’s fields remain poor in the region compared to that on research stations.
Quantitative information on the status of soil fertility in banana land use, banana management practices
and their adoption and the sources of social capital in Rwenzori region have been scanty. Therefore,
what follows below is a summary of research results, from a research that was carried out in traditional
banana growing districts of Rwenzori region. The study was carried out by the Rwenzori regional Think
Tank, to find out the reasons for the declining productivity of bananas and suggest banana management
technologies that can be adopted by farmers with the purpose to increase banana productivity at small
holder farmer level. A sample of 357 banana farmers drawn from five districts of Rwenzori region and
survey with a participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Diagnostic Survey (DS) research design was used
to collect the data.
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