When fruit in Karonga, Malawi, began to ripen too, early local women adapted and turned it into wine
A medium wine with a sugary taste, but not overly sweet. That’s the way a wine enthusiast in Karonga – a town in northern Malawi close to the border with Tanzania – described a local liquor made from bananas.One Sunday morning, almost half a dozen women are stirring a mixture of what, in the next six months, will become a“We started as a loans and savings cluster, a group of women doing small businesses,” says Emily Nkhana, vice chairperson for the.
“We were also struggling to support our families including children with school fees and other basic needs,” she added. When the banana field close to Lake Malawi was washed away, the group decided to buy fruits from other farmers. Lemons are used as a preservative in the product.Ms Makawanga said the wine is natural.
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