Mwangi, M.Mbaka, J.Adipala, E.Tusiime, G.Majaliwa, J.G.M.2014-07-072014-07-072010http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/10301Bananas 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.enBananas,Production constraints,Seed systems,Value chainArticle