Banana Farming in Kenya: Options for Rejuvenating Productivity

dc.contributor.authorMwangi, M.
dc.contributor.authorMbaka, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdipala, E.
dc.contributor.authorTusiime, G.
dc.contributor.authorMajaliwa, J.G.M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T08:46:12Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T08:46:12Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBananas constitute an important component of farm enterprises in the mid altitudes of central and eastern provinces of Kenya. In recent years the crop has steadily gained importance over traditional cash crops, e.g. coffee, and various short season horticultural crops grown mostly for export markets. Despite its increasing importance, the crop’s production faces intractable constraints. Interventions have previously focused on increasing availability of healthy seedlings and strengthening farmer capacity to manage pests. Recent indications are that there is need to re-think current approaches to enhancing productivity. Interventions should consider creating micro-financing and value addition opportunities, and extending technologies to cope with climate change effects.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/10301
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRuforumen_US
dc.subjectBananas,en_US
dc.subjectProduction constraints,en_US
dc.subjectSeed systems,en_US
dc.subjectValue chainen_US
dc.titleBanana Farming in Kenya: Options for Rejuvenating Productivityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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