Afri Banana Products (ABP) supports incubatees (Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and start-ups) and stakeholder farmers to commercialize and upscale innovations along the banana value chain. ABP also supports students to obtain hands on experience through internships and industrial attachment opportunities.
After getting involved in the SWITCH Africa Green project, there has been notable improved market access through networking with other beneficiaries, improved record keeping, product costing and better store keeping. They have also been able to implement various strategies to improve energy and water efficiency.
They have been innovative in their product design reducing the inches between weaving mats from 3 to 2 inches. They have had challenges in access to markets in Uganda and the East Africa region. They have also had difficulty in obtaining financing to procure more efficient equipment and improve on marketing.
