E. Koech

Banana Value Chain Factors and Marketing Channels: A Case Study of Meru, Embu and Tharaka-Nithi Counties in Kenya

I. Nyariki, E. Koech, J. K. Kiramana, D. K. Isutsa, G. O. Abucheli, J. Mwove, F. G. Irungu, J. D. Orwa & J. W. Njoki · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2025

Banana is a tropical crop grown in most developing countries, where it is commercialized by smallholder farmers. Banana is a major source of income, improved food security and possess great potential for value addition and export. Kenya is the largest producer of banana in East A...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2025/v18i1655

Factors Influencing Diversity and Distribution of Banana Cultivars: Comparison of Embu, Meru and Tharaka-Nithi Counties in Kenya

J. Kiramana, D. Isutsa, G. Abucheli, J. Mwove, F. Irungu, J. Orwa, J. Njoki, E. Koech & I. Nyariki · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

Banana is an important crop, supporting food security, nutrition, income generation, employment, and livelihoods. However, banana cultivar diversity is influenced by complex interactions among several factors that remain inadequately documented in Kenya’s main production areas. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i4511

Potential for Commercialisation of Value-Added Products: A Case Study of Banana Value Addition in Embu, Tharaka-Nithi and Meru Counties in Kenya

J. Mwove, J. D. Orwa, J. K. Kiramana, Isutsa, D. K., G. O. Abucheli, J. W. Njoki, F. G. Irungu, E. Koech & I. Nyariki · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2025

Despite being Kenya's leading fruit crop, contributing 35.6% of total fruit production, the minimal value addition in bananas significantly limits their potential as a vital source of income for many growers. This study assessed the extent to which value addition is done for bana...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i32697