List price   € 177   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Convener   T. Dubois  Editors   T. Dubois, S. Hauser, C. Staver, D. Coyne  Publication date   25 November 2010  ISBN   978-90-66055-93-3  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   95  Volumes   2  Place   Mombasa, Kenya  Online articles: SPEECH BY H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI (H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Musevenit) BANANA (MUSA SPP.) GROWING FOR EXPORT: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING - THE NEED FOR PARTNERSHIPS (C. Fehr) EXPORTING BANANAS FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES FROM LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA (J.W.H. van der Waal) A VADEMECUM OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TRADE FROM AFRICA INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION (B. O'Connor) SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IN KENYA THROUGH THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN APPROACH (M.M. Njuguna, F.M. Wambugu, S.S. Acharya, M.A. Mackey) CONSUMER PREFERENCE OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (O.E. Ayinde, M.O. Adewumi, W.O. Folorunsho) CHARACTERISTICS OF MOUNTAIN BANANAS IN FRENCH WEST INDIES (C. Bugaud, M.O. Daribo, E. Rosalie, M.P. Beauté, O. Hubert, C. Dubois, P. Brat, M. Chillet) OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS FOR DRIED DESSERT BANANA (MUSA SPP.) EXPORT IN UGANDA (P.J.A. van Asten, D. Florent, M.S. Apio) GOT MATOOKE (MUSA SPP.) FOR CHRISTMAS? (R. Birabwa, P.J.A. van Asten, I.N. Alou, G. Taulya) AFRICA'S GROWING ROLE IN WORLD TRADE COULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES (A. Smith) INNOVATION IN BANANA VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN METEMA DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA: IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND MARKET SUCCESS (IPMS) PROJECT EXPERIENCES (K. Berhe, R. Puskur, W. Teka, D. Hoekstra, A. Tegegne) THE EXTENT AND CAUSES OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) MARKET DISTORTIONS IN UGANDA (D. Ngambeki, K. Nowakunda, W.K. Tushemereirwe) THE IMPACT ON THE BANANA MARKET OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AND OF THE POSSIBLE CONCLUSION OF BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS (G. Anania) THE INFLUENCE OF MARKETING COOPERATIVES ON THE BARGAINING POSITION OF PRODUCERS IN FARM-GATE BANANA PRICES: EVIDENCES FROM SMALLHOLDERS IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA (G.A. Woldie, E.A. Nuppenau) BANANAS: AFRICA FORCED TO INNOVATE (D. Loeillet, E. Imbert, C. Sanchez) CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS INTRODUCING A GENETICALLY MODIFIED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IN UGANDA (E. Kikulwe, J. Wesseler, J. Falck-Zepeda) BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE IN UGANDA (F. Bagamba, K. Burger, W.K. Tushemereirwe) DETERMINANT OF TECHNICAL, ALLOCATIVE AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES IN THE PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION INDUSTRY, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA (J.O. Bifarin, T. Alimi, O.I. Baruwa, O.C. Ajewole) PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVATION IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW OF ITS PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND RESEARCH IN THE LAST TWO DECADES (S.O.S. Akinyemi, I.O.O. Aiyelaagbe, E. Akyeampong) PROSPECT AND CONSTRAINTS OF MARKETING OF MUSA SPP. IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA (I.A. Olabode, O.A. Adetula, G.S. Akinwumi) MUSA PROCESSING BUSINESSES ¿ THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT (C. Staver, R. Junkin, W. Flores, I. Gonzales, S.O.S. Akinyemi, G. Ngoh, D. Banda, M. Byabachwezi, C.K. Narayana, N. Masdek, A. Arganosa) BANANA (MUSA SPP.) JUICE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA (Z.C. De Beer, A. Sigawa) OVERVIEW OF MUSA PROCESSING BUSINESSES AND THEIR SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT IN CAMEROON (G. Ngoh Newilah, B.N. Moutome, D. Wounfack) BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PROCESSING BUSINESSES: SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND ROLE IN POVERTY REDUCTION IN RURAL TANZANIA (S.R.B. Mgenzi, I.M. Mshaghuley, C. Staver, J.M. Nkuba) PERSPECTIVES OF SMALL-SCALE MUSA PROCESSING FIRMS IN NIGERIA (S.O.S. Akinyemi, C. Staver, I.O.O. Aiyelaagbe, A.A. Kintomo, S.O. Babalola) ANALYSIS OF MUSA PROCESSING BUSINESSES AND THEIR SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT IN MALAWI (V.E. Mshani, V. Ndolo, D.L.N. Banda) ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENICS IN BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) IN AFRICA (F.A. Shotkoski, L. Tripathi, A. Kiggundu, G. Arinaitwe, W. Tushemereirwe) THE POTENTIAL OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA AND THE ANTICIPATED LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS (E. Murugi Kahangi) THE ROLE OF NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (W.K. Tushemereirwe, M. Byabachwezi, J. Njuguna, C.K. Nankinga, K. Nowakunda, D. Ngambeki, J.M. Namaganda, J. Ssemwanga) LEVERAGING NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR SCALE AND IMPACT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CROP CRISIS CONTROL PROJECT (S. Walsh) PROTECTING THE AFRICAN BANANA (MUSA SPP.): PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES (A. Viljoen) INTEGRATED CONTROL OF FUSARIUM WILT OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) (E.G. Kidane, M.D. Laing) NEMATODE CONTROL ON PLANTAIN SUCKERS (MUSA SPP. AAB GENOME) THROUGH SUBMERGENCE IN BOILING WATER: EMERGENCE RATES, EARLY GROWTH, BUNCH YIELD AND ROOT HEALTH (S. Hauser, F.N.K. Messiga) THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF GIS TECHNIQUES IN DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL: AN EXAMPLE BASED ON A REGIONAL PROJECT IN CENTRAL AFRICA (H. Bouwmeester, S. Abele, V.M. Manyong, C. Legg, M. Mwangi, V. Nakato, D. Coyne, K. Sonder) THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT DIAGNOSTIC NETWORK (IPDN) IN AFRICA: IMPROVING CAPACITY FOR DIAGNOSING DISEASES OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) AND OTHER AFRICAN CROPS (S.A. Miller, Z.M. Kinyua, F. Beed, C.L. Harmon, J. Xin, P. Vergot, T. Momol, R. Gilbertson, L. Garcia) SPREAD OF XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. MUSACEARUM IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PLANTS FOLLOWING INFECTION OF THE MALE INFLORESCENCE (F. Ssekiwoko, L.F. Turyagyenda, H. Mukasa, S. Eden-Green, G. Blomme) INDEXING TISSUE CULTURE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) SEEDLINGS FOR BANANA STREAK VIRUS WITH THE AIM OF ESTABLISHING A CLEAN MOTHER BLOCK (T. Mwangi, M. Otipa, A. Wangai, L. Karanja, E. Nyaboga, S. Mwaura, B. Bett, J. Irungu, E. Odoyo, D. Muchira, C. Muchira) CONTROL OPTIONS FOR BANANA WEEVIL (COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS) AND TERMITES (MICROTERMES SPP.) ON BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IN NIGERIA (V.C. Umeh, D. Onukwu, E.M. Adebowale, J. Thomas) GARDEN TOOL TRANSMISSION OF XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. MUSACEARUM ON BANANA (MUSA SPP.) AND ENSET IN ETHIOPIA (T. Addis, L.F. Turyagyenda, T. Alemu, E. Karamura, G. Blomme) CARRIAGE OF BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) IN REFRIGERATED SHIPS AND CONTAINERS: PRESHIPMENT AND SHIPBOARD FACTORS INFLUENCING CARGO OUT-TURN CONDITION (A.L. Snowdon) EFFECT OF MODE OF RIPENING ON ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS DURING RIPENING OF DIPLOID BANANA (MUSA SPP.) FRUIT (O. Hubert, M. Chillet, P. Juliannus, B. Fils-Lycaon, D. Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié) CULTIVAR DIFFERENCE IN PEEL BLACKENING OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) FRUIT DURING LOW TEMPERATURE STORAGE (S. Promyou, S. Ketsa) PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHANGES DURING EARLY FRUIT DEVELOPMENT AND RIPENING OF THREE MUSA CULTIVARS IN CAMEROON (G. Ngoh Newilah, K. Tomekpe, C. Dhuique-Mayer) POSTHARVEST CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITIES OF SELECTED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVARS IN OMAN (A.S. Al-Hosni, K. Al-Busaidi, K. Al-Farsi, M. Al-Jabri, H. Al-Azri) EFFECT OF RIPENING ON TOTAL POLYPHENOL CONTENTS OF MUSA HYBRIDS AND CULTIVARS GROWN IN CAMEROON (G. Ngoh Newilah, P. Brat, K. Tomekpe, P. Alter, E. Fokou, F.X. Etoa) POSTHARVEST DISEASE: EFFECTS OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE OF BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) ON THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO WOUND ANTHRACNOSE DUE TO COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE (M. Chillet, O. Hubert, L. De Lapeyre De Bellaire) DETERMINATION OF MATURITY INDICES OF TISSUE CULTURED BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) 'WILLIAMS' AND 'GRANDE NAINE' (M.N. Muchui, C.K. Njoroge, E.M. Kahangi, C.A. Onyango) METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON BANANA (MUSA SPP.) YIELD DETERMINATIONS (S. Hauser, P. van Asten) PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVATION IN AFRICA: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO DECADES (T. Lescot, J. Ganry) AGRO-ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION IN BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.): AN APPROACH TO DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR BOTH SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS (F. Côte, K. Tomekpe, C. Staver, S. Depigny, T. Lescot, R. Markham) FACTORS DRIVING FERTILIZER ADOPTION IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) SYSTEMS IN UGANDA (P.J.A. van Asten, L.W.I. Wairegi, F. Bagamba, C. Drew) BENEFITS AND POTENTIAL USE OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF) IN BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) SYSTEMS IN AFRICA (J. Jefwa, B. Vanlauwe, D. Coyne, P. van Asten, S. Gaidashova, E. Rurangwa, M. Mwashasha, A. Elsen) GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF THE PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) HYBRID 'FHIA 21' TO SHADING AND ROOTING BY INGA EDULIS ON A SOUTHERN CAMEROONIAN ULTISOL (S. Hauser) PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) CROPPING SYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN CAMEROON (S. Hauser, D. Amougou) ON-FARM DEMONSTRATION, TESTING AND DISSEMINATION OF ¿BOILING WATER TREATMENT¿ FOR PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) SUCKER SANITATION IN SOUTHERN CAMEROON (A. Hauser, D. Amougou, B. Bengono, F. Ngo Kanga, M. Pekeleke) SUSTAINABLE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION IN THE TAPI BASIN: KHANDESHI FARMER'S LIVELIHOOD (N.V. Phirke, V.K. Mahorkar) SURVIVAL AND YIELD OF THE PLANTAIN 'EBANG' (MUSA SPP., AAB GENOME, 'FALSE HORN') PRODUCED FROM CORM FRAGMENT INITIATED PLANTS AND SUCKERS AFTER HOT WATER TREATMENT IN SOUTHERN CAMEROON (C. Mekoa, S. Hauser) CLONAL PROPAGATION OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVAR 'BARI-1' (AAA GENOME, SAPIENTUM SUBGROUP) (F.M.S. Azam, S. Islam, M. Rahmatullah, A. Zaman) DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL FOR CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS FOR SCREENING BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PLANTING MATERIAL IN IVORY COAST (N.K. Kouassi, M. Wendy, N. Boonham, J. Smith) IN PLANTA SUPPRESSIVENESS TO NEMATODES AND LONG TERM ROOT HEALTH STABILITY THROUGH BIOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT - DO WE NEED A COCKTAIL? (R.A. Sikora, A. zum Felde, A. Mendoza, R. Menjivar, L. Pocasangre) COMBATING PHYTOSANITARY CONSTRAINTS TO BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION: THE KENYAN EXAMPLE (I. Macharia, A.M. Kagundu, E.W. Kimani, W. Otieno) AGROBIOTEC: CLEAN PLANTING MATERIAL MICROPROPAGATION FOR IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTION IN BURUNDI (T. Rishirumuhirwa) MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MUSA GERMPLASM IN SRI LANKA AND SELECTION OF SUPERIOR GENOTYPES (W.L.G. Samarasinghe, A.L.T. Perera, I.P. Wickramasinghe, S. Rajapakse) FAST-TRACK RELEASE OF BLACK LEAF STREAK RESISTANT BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) HYBRIDS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES TO FARMERS IN CAMEROON: A STRATEGY TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY (E. Njukwe, D. Amah, R. Ndango, A. Tenkouano) ON-FARM PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION OF EAST AFRICAN HIGHLAND BANANA 'MATOOKE' HYBRIDS (MUSA SPP.) (R.T. Ssali, K. Nowankunda, R. Barekye Erima, M. Batte, W.K. Tushemereirwe) OVERVIEW OF BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IMPROVEMENT IN AFRICA: PAST AND FUTURE (J. Lorenzen, A. Tenkouano, R. Bandyopadhyay, B. Vroh, D. Coyne, L. Tripathi) IN VITRO MUTAGENESIS IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IMPROVEMENT (S.M. Jain) SOMATIC MUTATIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO THE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES OF THE EAST AFRICAN HIGHLAND BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) (D. Karamura, E. Karamura, W. Tushemereirwe, P.R. Rubaihayo, R. Markham) ANALYSIS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS IN EAST AFRICAN 'APPLE BANANA' (AAB GENOME) AND 'MURARU' (AA GENOME) DESSERT BANANAS USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS (M. Onyango, D. Haymer, S. Keeley, R. Manshardt) AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION OF BANANA CULTIVAR 'RASTALI' (MUSA, AAB GENOME) WITH CHITINASE GENE (S. Sreeramanan, M. Maziah, S. Sariah, R. Xavier) CONTROL OF BANANA XANTHOMONAS WILT DISEASE USING GENETIC ENGINEERING (L. Tripathi, J.N. Tripathi, W.K. Tushemereirwe) ESTABLISHMENT OF VIRUS-FREE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) MOTHER STOCK FOR PRODUCTION OF CERTIFIED BANANA PLANTS AND BANANA STREAK VIRUS TESTED TISSUE CULTURE SEEDLINGS (L. Karanja, L. Wasilwa, E. Nyaboga, A. Gichangi) BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) AND NEW THINKING ABOUT PATHWAYS FOR SCIENCE IMPACT (N. Röling) INNOVATION SYSTEMS, FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM THE ACP REGION (J.A. Francis) TRACKING THE SPILLOVER OF INTRODUCED TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF IMPROVED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) GERMPLASM IN NORTHEAST TANZANIA (J.G. Mowo, L.A. German, M.N. Kingamkono, K.F. Masuki) RAPID RESPONSES TO NEW PLANT DISEASES: THE USE OF GOING PUBLIC TO MONITOR THE SPREAD OF XANTHOMONAS WILT AND CONTROL NAPIER GRASS STUNT IN EAST AFRICA (E. Boa) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN UGANDA: A STUDY OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (E. Katung, K. Akankwasa) MACROPROPAGATION AS AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: LESSONS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM PROJECTS IN CAMEROON (L.M. Lefranc, T. Lescot, C. Staver, M. Kwa, I. Michel, I. Nkapnang, L. Temple) EVALUATION OF THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGIES IN CENTRAL GHANA - THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS (B.M. Dzomeku, C. Staver, G.K.S. Aflakpui, D. Sanogo, H. Garming, A.A. Ankomah, S.K. Darkey) FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF DISEASE-RESISTANT PLANTAIN AND BANANA (MUSA SPP.) HYBRIDS IN NIGERIA (C. Aïtchédji, A. Tenkouano, O. Coulibaly) ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF BANANA BACTERIAL WILT DISEASE ON BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTIVITY AND LIVELIHOODS OF UGANDAN FARM HOUSEHOLDS (E. Karamura, G. Kayobyo, W. Tushemereirwe, S. Benin, G. Blomme, S. Eden Green, R. Markham) INCREASING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS' COMPETITIVENESS IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION AND MARKETING (K. Nowakunda, D. Ngambeki, W. Tushemereirwe) INTRODUCTION OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON PRODUCER WELLBEING (J.J. Anyango, F.M. Wambugu, J. Nkanya, G. Kyalo, C. Onyango) DEVELOPING VIABLE BUSINESS WITH SMALLHOLDERS THROUGH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS - THE CASE OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE (E. Mudyazvivi, S. Maunze) A REGIONAL NETWORK OF DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE PLATFORMS TO IMPROVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF FARMER'S NEEDS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW CULTIVARS OF BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) (I. Nkapnang Djossi, K. Tomekpe, F. Van Schoubroeck, A. Bikoï, B. Ndemba, M. Lama, C. Ngnigone, B. Lokossou, H. Hocde, J. Lançon) A PROPOSAL FOR THE USE OF THE PARTNERSHIP-EXTENSION MODEL TO FACILITATE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE'S PLANTAIN AND BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGIES IN NIGERIA (I. Ogunlade, O. Coulibaly) USING STRATEGIC ENTRY POINTS AND LINKED TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCED UPTAKE OF IMPROVED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) GERMPLASM IN THE HUMID HIGHLANDS OF EAST AFRICA (K.F.G. Masuki, J.G. Mowo, T.E. Mbaga, J.K. Tanui, J.M. Wickama, C.J. Lyamchai) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF EXTENSION WORKERS IN BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA (L.O. Olajide-Taiwo, F.B. Olajide-Taiwo, O.A. Akinsorotan, O.A. Adekunle) A MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE SOMALI BANANA SECTOR AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR EXPORT REVIVAL: EXPERIENCES OF SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES AND ACCESS TO MARKETS (SAMSAM) PROJECT (E. Baars, A. Riediger) AN INNOVATION CAPACITY ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PLANTAIN AND BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTIVITY AND VALUE ADDITION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (P. Mobambo, C. Staver, S. Hauser, B. Dheda, G. Vangu) MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) SUBSECTOR ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING IN CAMEROON (J.T. Tetang, M. Kwa, L. Temple, A. Bikoï, E. Njukwe, C. Staver, J.F. Ottou) RESEARCH-EXTENSION-FARMERS LINKAGE SYSTEM ON BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IN NIGERIA: THE DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS (O.I. Oladele) AN ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SYSTEM FOR PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IN GHANA (I.S. Egyir, E. Owusu-Bennoah, F.O. Anno-Nyako, B. Banful) ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SYSTEM: BANANA (MUSA SPP.) CASE STUDY IN TANZANIA (A.P. Maerere, C.L. Rweyemamu, K.P. Sibuga, E.R. Mgembe, E.G. Rwambali, S. Nchimbi-Msolla) RESEARCH FOCUS ON BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.): NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVES (M.A. Adejoro, A.O. Odubanjo, B.O. Fagbola)