Chairman of the Makira Banana Festival Noel Mamau has said Makira Ulawa people are now starting to take pride in farming bananas after last year’s inaugural Banana Festival.
In an interview with SIBC News, Mr Mamau said after last year’s show, a lot more people have joined banana growing groups.
“We have got a lot of interest in banana growing at the moment; a lot of groups are forming up to grow banana and I am very pleased with this because before that, our people in Makira Ulawa were a bit shy about banana but since the festival last year people are now taking pride in the crop and would like to see it being promoted.”
