The farmer grows the crop on a quarter acre, with the passion to farm bananas having been ignited by his mother Jane Tuigong. As one digs the holes, it is crucial to separate the top soil from sub soil, he says. To get healthy plants, one should put well decomposed 2kg manure in each hole and mix properly with the sub soil. To avoid pests and diseases that affect bananas such as snails, fungal diseases like fusarium wilt and bacterial diseases, he sprays his crop regularly. Kigen harvests five to 10 bunches of bananas every week, selling each at between Sh200 and Sh800 depending on the size.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 17:26 UTC