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MAKING BANANA WAFERS

Banana Wafers are a popular snack eaten world over. Banana wafers are made by cutting bananas into thin slices. This project uses the bananas commonly known as Matooke in Uganda and is readily available. Wafers can simply be eaten directly or as desserts and puddings so can capture a wide market. It’s a cross cutting venture as it can be undertaken in both rural and urban settings. The project cost is US$ 18,484 producing 46,800kgs per annum bringing estimated revenue of US$ 35,100 per year.

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MAKING BANANA FIBER PRODUCTS

The banana fiber is a widely used product in making coarse woven fabrics e.g. sacks, ropes, twigs, sand bags, tents, webbings, canvas and screens, kit bags, tool bags, luggage, gunny bags and covers. The fiber is extracted from the pseudo-stem of banana. Banana fiber can also be blended with wool and cotton for making blankets, carpets etc. The proposed project is for setting up a banana fiber making plant to utilize the products of the variety of banana plantations in Uganda. The project cost is US$ 34,312 with capacity of 46,800kgs per year,revenue estimates stand at US$ 93,600 annually.

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MAKING BANANA FABRIC POLYMER

A cost- effective substitute for glass fibre, banana fibre polymer composite can be a very good fibre-reinforced plastic to make a variety of products. Products such as trays, mirror-casings, voltage stabilizer covers and electrical panels are now made from this material. The envisaged project is therefore to set up a plant for making banana fabric polymer. The project cost is US$ 56,972 with a capacity of 10,000kg per annum yielding estimated revenue of US$ 61,998 per year.

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MAKING ALUMINIUM POWDER

Aluminium powder is a fine granular powder made from aluminium which has several applications and is used in the manufacturing of slurry explosives, detonators for specialized applications such as rails, crackers, sparkles and other pyrotechnic products. The envisaged project is for setting up of a plant to make this powder. The project cost is US $ 29,563 with production capacity of 300,000 kgs per annum collecting estimated revenues US $ 44,998 per year.

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MAKING ACRYLIC SHEETS

Acrylic sheet are used in manufacturing of scales, set square stencils, transparent covers of instruments, neon and fancy lighting signboards, fancy tables, storage boxes, floppy diskette, shelves for audio cassettes and other novelty items. They have good weather resistance with highly durable optical clarity, high strength-to-weight ratio, good dimensional stability, good thermo-formability

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PROCESSING SOYA FLOUR

Soya Bean is emerging as an important crop in Pallisa, Soroti, and Kumi districts of Uganda. Apart from being a source of edible oil, Soya is rich in proteins. Defatted or whole Soya is used to make innumerable products like: Soya milk, Soya flour, Soya coffee and Nugget. These products have gained consumer acceptance and a steady growth of market is expected.