Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

[Still Waters]

A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe bananas or just let them rot, but she has now found a profitable use for them - banana wine.

Extreme heat was causing bananas to ripen too quickly, resulting in heavy losses for Ms Nkhana and many other farmers who live in Karonga district.

“Then we discovered how to make banana wine,” she tells the BBC, as she peels lemons that would be used to preserve the taste of bananas at the processing plant of Twitule Cooperative Group.

For the farmers, it is not just about making wine - but also survival, resilience, and embracing the new possibilities that come with a changing climate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly35nvk9n7o

[+OverSword]

My brother in law is a famous wine maker, maybe I'll score him a bottle and see what he thinks.