Thanks to increasing demand and enticing market costs, banana farming is gaining momentum. Most farmers continue to use suckers as planting material as it needs less inputs and therefore the suckers are often planted forthwith within the field. However, these suckers suffer from pests and diseases such as wilt disease, […]
Banana farming
1. Buying seedlings Tissue culture banana seedlings have been proven to be of high quality and free of diseases. 2. Land condition and preparation Your land must have the weather conditions that are suitable for bananas to grow well and thrive. Generally, from 800 meters above sea level and a […]
Plantain, a major group of banana varieties (genus Musa) that are staple foods in many tropical areas. The edible fruit of plantain bananas has more starch than the common dessert banana and is not eaten raw. Because plantains have the most starch before they ripen, they are usually cooked green, […]
BANANA VARIETIES Ripening varieties: Gross Michel, Apple, Giant Cavandish, Dwarf Cavandish, Williams hybrid, Grand Nain, Vallery, paz, lacatan, Ugandan red, peripeta Cooking Varieties:Ng’ombe, Ugandan green, Mutahato, GradiShisikame Duo-purpose: Muraru, Gold Finger, Ng’ombe, Bokoboko, Mkono watembo Agroecological conditions Temperature Altitudes of below 1800 m above sea level are generally recommended for […]
Bananas do well from a sea level of 1800M with a minimum rainfall of 1000m per year which is appropriate during flowering. Farmers in low rainfall areas should ensure that irrigation is done throughout. Soils should be fertile and well-drained to avoid waterlogging. After these conditions are met, the farmer […]
The effects of climate change have hit many farmers in Kenya’s Murang’a County in the recent past; this has led to poor production and meager yields. For the past two rainy seasons, Murang’a has witnessed prolonged dry spells; it saw less than 70 percent of the rains it used to […]