Untapped wealth potential in fruit wastes for Uganda community

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dc.contributor.authorOluwole, Ibrahim Raji
dc.contributor.authorOnu, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T11:35:38Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T11:35:38Z
dc.date.issued2017-02
dc.descriptionIBRAHIM OLUWOLE RAJI & PETER ONU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda [email protected]; [email protected]en_US
dc.description.abstractUganda is a country rich in abundant arable lands that enhance growth of several agricultural products. About 70% of the country’s land mass is currently being cultivated with fruits and vegetables being the most predominantly. With high level of farming in the entire country, there is undoubtedly high level of waste generation from such produce. Proper disposal of the fruit wastes has subsequently been a perennial problem in Uganda due to high costs involved in contracting the effluent collectors as well as limited availability of landfills. They are often disposed unscrupulously as they carry no useful value in the minds of average local citizen. Thus, if the situation is not properly managed, fruit wastes can produce odor, soil pollution, harborage for harmful insects as well as several environmental issues asides resulting in greenhouse gas emission during decomposition; hence, huge amount of valuable untapped commodities that can result in wealth creation will be lost and subsequently causing serious ecological damages. Hence this study investigates and reviews the major composition of some fruit wastes, specifically banana, mango and pineapple, as well as the drivable biotechnological and industrial applications that could be exploited from proper waste recovery system in Uganda.The study concluded that banana, mango and pineapple wastes contain much reusable potentials to drive the idea of new and emerging technologies, such as green technology for biogas or bioethanol production to fruition in industrial, economic, social and ecological facet by providing raw materials for manufacturing, process and pharmaceutical industries; while also promoting the adoption of efficient farming system to improve overall profitability and competiveness.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 2488-9849
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/1570
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Advanced Academic Research | Science, Technology & Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Vol. 3, Issue 1 (January 2017
dc.subjectBiotechnological applicationen_US
dc.subjectFruit wastesen_US
dc.subjectWaste recoveryen_US
dc.subjectGreen technologyen_US
dc.titleUntapped wealth potential in fruit wastes for Uganda communityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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