Archives for Banana Farming
Black Sigatoka Disease in Banana, A Serious Costly To Treat Fungal Disease Many Farmers Ignore
Black Sigatoka Disease is considered far and away the most destructive disease to bananas and plantains. The disease affects the leaves, severely impacting the plant's ability to produce fruit of…
Common Mistakes On Plantain Banana Farming That Beginners Make
Don't make this mistakes when venturing into Plantain banana farm. Mistake of buying unhealthy plantain suckers ( make sure the suckers you are buying to setup your farm is well…
Tissue Culture banana farming in Kenya, a technique making farmers successful
Boaz Odemu Bulimu is now making profits from Tissue Culture banana farming which he began in 2013 in Lugari Sub County. Tissue culture is farming technique used to maintain or…
Plantain banana farming in Kenya, how to farm the right way as demand increases
Plantain Banana farming in Kenya is undoubtedly one of the most profitable agri-business ventures. The demand for plantain banana is on the increase. Most farmers lack the knowledge required to…
AMAZING New Breeding Mode, Planting Bananas In A Greenhouse On Water
In the tropical fruit greenhouse of Kaitaiyu Base in Jinshan District, Shanghai, the farm has built a special greenhouse, which adopts the new breeding mode of "double greenhouses plus double…
Farmers in Embu, Kirinyaga, Murang’a to get hybrid green banana varieties
Banana farmers in Embu, Murang'a and Kirinyaga are to recieve disease-resistant and high-yielding varieties to grow through a partnership with researchers at Kenyatta University. When widely adopted, farmers from the…
Inter-cropping bananas with coffee, is it advisable
From experience, is it advisable to intercrop bananas with coffee? If so, could you please guide me on this issue before I mess up? And again, what is the recommended…
A story from a young successful banana farmer in Kericho
Nelson Chirchir considers himself a non-conformer, which is why he does not grow tea in an area where the crop is dominant. On a third of his two-acre family farm…
Former high school teacher now making over Kshs. 1,000,000 from banana farming – Success story of Jean Njeri
Retired educationist and a former Teachers Service Commissioner has found more joy in farming. Jean Njeri is now a successful farmer and has become a motivation to scores of people…
How to grow tissue culture bananas in Kenya
One of the common fruits in Kenya is bananas. Banana fruits in Kenya are extensively cultivated as a staple food and also as an income generating activity by many local…