Previous                 Philately Goes Bananas                 Next Uganda With total banana production of 544,629 metric tons in 2019, Uganda ranks 30th of 142 countries in banana production, preceded by Turkey and followed by Ethiopia. Date of Issue: October 9, 1975 Series: Ugandan Crops Definitives Date of Issue: August 22, 1977 Series: Surcharge on Ugandan Crops Definitive Date of Issue: July 12, 1979 Series: Ugandan Crops Definitives Overprinted "UGANDA/ LIBERATED / 1979" Interestingly, Google Translate indicates that "Output," rather than "Bananas," is the English equivalent of Matoke in Swahili. "Banana" is translated as Ndizi and "plantain" is translated as mmea. Was something lost in translation in the design of this stamp? Date of Issue: January 12, 1984 Series: World Food Day Date of Issue: December 29, 1993 Series: Fruits and Crops Previous                                                Next Return to the Banana Stamps from Around the World Index Page.