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County bets on value addition to drive up agribusiness

Homa Bay County Chief Officer for Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperatives Development Judith Ombok at the recent 8th Africa Agric Expo 2025 in Nairobi. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

A sizeable crowd mills around a huge banana at one of the stalls at the recent 8th Africa Agric Expo 2025, held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.

Named Ng'ombe, the banana is nearly the size of a cow, hence the curious crowd of onlookers and farmers eager to know more about the variety.

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