The European Union (EU) has given Kisii county government a Sh110 million grant to set up a banana processing plant. This will be a major boost for banana farmers in the county and the surrounding ...

I wrote last time about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither pineapples nor guavas. Today I’ll talk to you about banana trees that produce fruit ...

Banana plants (Musa spp.) are not only a staple food in many tropical regions but also a reservoir of valuable bioactive compounds. Extensive research has demonstrated that various parts of the ...

At least 6,350 hectare are under bananas cultivation in Kisii with an average production of 56 tonnes per hectare, annually. They lamented of poor infrastructures as the new banana processing plant at ...