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BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE (MK)IN BUSHENYIThe minister of science, technology and innovations Eng. Jordan Asiimwe Akiiki has hailed the director general BIRDC/PIBID for turning banana research into absolute and very important asset to peoples of Uganda as well as the whole world.Minister Eng. Jordan Asiimwe said this on Thursday evening during his maiden visit to the state of art factory in Nyaruzinga Bushenyi District.The minister who doubles as a CEC member (NRM vice chairman western Uganda) however advised prof Muranga to quicken full scale production as well as full scale operationalization of the international banana factory to sale of banana products.Eng. Jordan Asiimwe told journalists after a longer hectic day at the factory that cabinet thoroughly discussed operationalization of PIBID factory that’s is why he was in Bushenyi to ensure that this is done in quickest time ever.Nyaruzinga Bushenyi PIBID factory started its initial work in 2005 after greater Bushenyi five districts offered land to banana starch scientists led by Prof. Muranga. Since then, a lot has been done and a state of art factory Germany imported machines is in Bushenyi and bread, biscuits, porridge, doughnuts made out banana flour and what remains is exportation to foreign countries.PIBID/BIRDC factory is one of the best entities in the world where bananas are turned into long lasting products as opposed to after bananas getting ripen are thrown into the dustbins.
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