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The Bananas of Upland East Africa - central north Karagwe

The Mabire valley area of Karagwe District.

Banana shambas in the valley date from around 1975, when a resettlement of farmers from Bukoba District took place.

Looking east and down mid-western ridge at ca. 1700 m asl.

The easternmost ridge of Karagwe is on the horizon

Evening, 29 June 1988

©2000 - Brian Taylor CBiol FIBiol FRES
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Visiting Academic in the Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham
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