Plantain flour is the product of dried and milled plantain slices. It is called different names by various ethnic groups, such as “elubo agbagba” in some Yoruba-speaking areas of Nigeria where it’s ...

Plantain as a major source of food in Nigeria and Sub-Sahara Africa, which can be grown and processed profitably in commercial quantity in all the southern states of Nigeria. Research has shown that ...

This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows plantains in Limbe, Cameroon. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cameroon aspires to become leading plantain producer"(Photo: Xinhua) With his muddied bare feet and machete in ...

The Costa Rican government helped negotiate an agreement for increased plantain production from indigenous groups in the Talamanca region in southern Limón. The government made the announcement ...

Manual labour and drudgery that characterize the production of plantain are a deterrent to the youth and the aged. Meanwhile, various aspects of the production could be achieved with mechanized tools ...

Plantain chips, a staple snack in many Central American, Caribbean, and South American cultures, are quickly growing in popularity in the US, especially with the growing Latin American population.

Growing plantains is easy; however, simple mistakes can result in a plantain tree that does not give maximum yields. Some planting techniques will have healthy, vigorous plantain suckers with high ...

Alexis Aparicio inherited the love to cultivate the soil from his father. Despite the constrain, the collaborative work of small community growers allowed him to develop a sustainable activity. From ...

YAOUNDE, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- With his muddied bare feet and machete in hand, Ferdinand Tatah trudged down the hillside to his plantain plantation in Idenau, a coastal town in southwestern Cameroon. He ...