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Uganda is known for bananas. The tropical fruit grows there, and it’s also a major culinary staple in the country. But banana growers in Uganda struggle to make a living, because of a bumper crop — there can be so many bananas that their monetary value plunges. That has Ugandan entrepreneurs seeking out uses for bananas beyond the culinary. Anita Elash visited some of the factories and farms trying to make a go of new banana products.