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

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

Integrated Microdosing Selected Basal Fertilizers and Lime Modulates Fungal and Bacterial Populations in Acidic Soils under Maize Production in the Meru Highland, Kenya

Mbaka K. Felister, H. O. Ndukhu, G. O. Oloo-Abucheli, Muindi, Esther Mwende, J. K. Kiramana & Emmanuel R. Mwakidoshi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

The biological component of soil health, particularly bacteria and fungi, plays a central role in organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling and mineralization, thereby contributing to the maintenance of soil fertility and overall soil functioning. However, continuous cultiva...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i106349

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