Local banana beer is a source of income in Mugina Commune, Burundi ( C. Niyongere, ISABU)

Masaka market, Uganda: Bananas ready for trucking to supply Kampala (C. Picq, Bioversity International).

Banana is the main crop grown by smallholder farmers in the Bushenyi district, South western Uganda (C. Picq, Bioversity International).

Woman transporting a banana sucker, Cibitoke, Burundi (P. Lepoint, Bioversity International)

A new investment in the banana industry in Malawi. Clean planting material has been accessed from DuRoy tissue culture laboratory in South Africa (E. Karamura, Bioversity International).

Dessert bananas on display at a fruit and vegetable market in Nairobi, Kenya (A. Vezina, Bioversity International).

Traditional hut with a banana garden in Gisozi, Burundi  (P. Lepoint, Bioversity International).