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Musa Processing Study conclusions Country reports Methods guide Gallery of businesses  Fiber/India  Flower pickle/India  Chips/Philippines  Chips/Nigeria (pdf)  Dried bananas/Cameroon  Dried bananas/South Africa (pdf)  Sundried banana/Uganda (pdf)  Wine/Malawi  Wine/Tanzania (pdf)  Juice-Beer/Tanzania  Juice/Ghana (pdf)  Paper/Nicaragua  Paper/Uganda (pdf)  Handicraft/Kenya (pdf)   For more information  Pictures  Literature	Strengths and weaknesses - Contribution to rural development Locally constructed dryers using imported components and running on electricity are used under appropriate drying conditions (duration and temperature). Strengths: - market availability - trained employees - high capacity dryers - business plan - processing techniques well known Weaknesses: - lack of automatic equipment - fluctuation of prices of raw materials - Lack of funds for expansion Contribution of the business to rural development: - Stimulates agricultural activities in the region - Provides source of income to farmers - Provides employment - Offers training in drying processing techniques