Category: Fruits

Guava Value Chain

Guava Production   Description A small tree to 33 ft (10 in) high, with spreading branches, the guava is easy to recognize because of its smooth, thin, copper-colored bark that flakes off, showing the greenish layer beneath; and...

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Plantain Value Chain

Plantain Value Chain Description This popular banana in Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian countries is often referred to as a cooking banana. Plantains resemble bananas but they are longer in length, thicker skinned, and...

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Watermelon Value Chain

Watermelon Production Description Watermelon is considered the birthplace of South Africa, and pretend to the role the two countries — Brazil and Paraguay, where it is still found in the wild. No precise information on how and...

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Cuccumber Value Chain

Cucumber (Cucumis sativa) Production Description Cucumis sativus, the garden cucumber, is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon and...

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Pineapple Value Chain

Pineapple Production Description The pineapple is a tropical and subtropical fruit grown in many countries in Africa. In Uganda it is mainly grown south of Lake Kyoga and western Uganda. It is a tradable crop and generates...

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