TOOKE is a registered trademark under PIBID, The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development Project (PIBID) was established by the Government of Uganda in 2005 with the mandate to pilot the banana research that was generated at Makerere University into tangible socio-economic outcomes. PIBID, a Government funded project was founded with a mission to spearhead the endowment of rural farmers with technical/scientific services so as to ensure sustainable banana production for competitive value addition, product development, and quality assurance
The Banana Industrial Research and Development Centre (BIRDC) is the successor to PIBID BIRDC’s Mission is to be the center of excellence for farmer-focused banana industrial development through strategic public-private partnerships.
