Banana (Musa spp.) - with Coffee robusta a traditional agroforestry system in
Uganda is a purely mixed cropping system managed on a sustained production basis. The
basic primary production is banana as a main food crop and Coffee robusta as the main cash
crop. The variety of trees deliberately retained, managed and planted, animals and crops in
the system are managed by the farmers to maximize production by supplying timber, fruits,
fuelwood, fodder, food, medicinal and other miscellaneous uses.