J. K. Kiramana

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

Characterization of the Morphological, Physicochemical and Biological Properties of a Representative Nitisol Profile under Maize Production in the Kariene Highland, Meru County, Kenya

Mbaka K. Felister, H. O. Ndukhu, G. O. Oloo-Abucheli, E. M. Muindi, J. K. Kiramana & Emmanuel R. Mwakidoshi · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2026

Declining soil fertility and soil acidity are major limitations to sustainable crop production in the Kenyan highlands, where Nitisols are intensively cultivated for maize production. Excessive exchangeable acidity, particularly in the form of aluminium and hydrogen ions, can res...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3759